Books in Biomaterials

Metal-Oxide-Based Nanomaterials and their Advanced Environmental Applications

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Lucas Meili + 4 more
English
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Metal-Oxide-Based Nanomaterials and their Advanced Environmental Applications addresses the application of metal-oxide-based materials in soil, water, and wastewater treatment remediation technologies. These materials are particularly promising for applications as adsorbents, catalysts, and sensors, among others. The book provides researchers, students, professors, and industry experts with fundamental and advanced information in the field of metal oxide materials for environmental applications.Metal oxides and their physical, magnetic, optical, and chemical characteristics are of increasing interest to researchers addressing soil, wastewater, groundwater, and surface water contamination. Novel materials based on metal oxides show remarkable sensitivity to alterations in their composition and structure, and lend themselves especially well to cutting-edge procedures or processes for environmental remediation.

Inorganic Biomaterials for Drug Delivery

1st Edition
October 1, 2025
Amit Kumar Nayak + 2 more
English
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Inorganic Biomaterials for Drug Delivery covers a wide range of inorganic biomaterial types and their properties, from traditional materials like ceramics, metallics, and bioglasses to novel composites and nano-engineered inorganic biomaterials. Biocompatibility, toxicity, and regulatory considerations are also thoroughly discussed, ensuring the reader is fully equipped for efficient biomaterials selection and utilization in drug delivery applications. This is a must-have reference for those working in the fields of materials science, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical science, pharmacology, chemical engineering, and clinical science.

Micro and Nano Colloids and Their Biomedical Applications

1st Edition
October 1, 2025
Abdelhamid Elaissari + 2 more
English
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Micro and Nano Colloids and Their Biomedical Applications offers a comprehensive exploration of the preparation methods, characterization techniques, and real-world applications of micro and nano colloids in the fields of drug delivery, sensory technology, imaging, cosmetics, food preservation, in vitro diagnostics, and cutting-edge theranostics. It covers a wide range of nanoparticles, including liposomes, magnetic nanoparticles, latex particles, thin films, and silica-based and metal oxides nanomaterials. With a focus on showcasing the state-of-the-art and most recent developments across various life science-related disciplines, this book serves as a valuable reference for researchers and industry professionals in the fields of nanotechnology, colloidal chemistry, and biotechnology.

Fiber Production Technologies for Biomedical Applications

1st Edition
October 1, 2025
Mariappan Rajan
English

Fiber Production Technologies for Biomedical Applications is an essential resource for researchers and professionals in the field. It provides a comprehensive review of the latest developments in nanofiber materials, focusing on their sources, properties, characterization, and diverse applications. This book is invaluable for understanding the cutting-edge fiber production processes and their impact on biomedical advancements. Additionally, the book delves into the structural properties of fibrous materials, their commercial potential, and future market needs. It addresses the critical challenges in biomedical applications and highlights the innovative solutions provided by fibrous technologies.

Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Functionalization, Properties, and Biomedical Applications

1st Edition
October 1, 2025
Abdelhamid Elaissari + 1 more
English

Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Functionalization, Properties, and Biomedical Applications comprehensively and systematically details the fundamental aspects of nanoparticles, addressing the synthesis techniques, functionalization strategies, unique properties, and their transformative role in biomedical applications. Divided by inorganic and organic nanoparticle classes, this book guides the reader through each nanoparticle type, from magnetic, gold, and quantum dot nanoparticles to protein-based nanoparticles, dendrimers, and liposomes. This book will be useful to researchers, academics, and post-graduate students in the fields of materials science, nanotechnology, biomedical engineering, and biomedical science.Synthesis techniques and unique properties are covered in detail, along with how each of these best suits each biomedical application. In addition, advantages and challenges are analyzed, enabling the reader to make informed materials selections. With a strong focus on materials development, this book provides a holistic introduction to this topic, along with a look to current research and future opportunities. .

Applications of Nanomaterials in Dentistry

1st Edition
October 1, 2025
Prashant Kesharwani
English

Applications of Nanomaterials in Dentistry offers an extensive overview of the properties, biological characteristics, advantages, limitations, actions, and future prospects of various nanoparticles. It delves into innovative strategies centered on nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems in dental healthcare. This book serves as an invaluable reference for researchers and scientists aiming to comprehend the pivotal role of nanoparticles in dentistry, addressing advanced strategies like implant and tissue engineering, safety considerations, toxicity, and the promising future applications of nanotechnology in this field.Nanoparticles are promising agents for enhancing dental care due to their unique characteristics, such as a high surface-to-volume ratio, antibacterial properties, physical, mechanical, and biological features, and distinctive particle size. The book thoroughly explores the applications of nanotechnology, including improving dental materials and techniques. It also examines the potential of nanotechnology to revolutionize dental treatments and therapies, ensuring better patient outcomes and advancing the field of dental science.

Bio-joining

1st Edition
October 1, 2025
Lucas F. M. da Silva + 4 more
English

“Bio-joining: Adhesion in Biomaterials, Biological adhesives, and Biomimetic Adhesive Systems” explores the use of adhesives in biomedical applications, with a focus on sustainable development. This book introduces the core concepts of adhesive bonding and the different types of biological adhesives, before reviewing applications in dentistry and joint design and engineering. Biodegradability, sustainability, and degradation impact of bioadhesives are recurring themes throughout each chapter, with an emphasis on development and engineering of natural materials. This book is of interest to researchers, engineers and academics working in the fields of materials science, biomedical engineering, and orthopaedics, with a focus on bio-joining and joint development.

Green Antibacterial Materials

1st Edition
October 1, 2025
Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain + 2 more
English
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Green Antibacterial Materials: Eco-friendly Synthesis, Performance and Applications presents the latest developments in this important research field. It provides comprehensive coverage of the various types of green antibacterial materials that are currently available. The book emphasizes sustainable synthesis techniques, practical applications, and future perspectives and delves into the fundamental concepts of antibacterial materials, exploring their mechanisms of action and the challenges associated with their conventional options. This book will be a valuable reference resource for researchers, materials scientists, and other professionals.Sections discuss a wide range of green antibacterial materials, including natural sources such as plant extracts and marine organisms, biopolymers derived from renewable resources, metal-based compounds, carbon-based materials, and hybrid combinations. Each material type is thoroughly discussed, highlighting their unique properties, synthesis techniques, and mechanisms of antibacterial activity. Additionally, the book enables readers to explore and develop sustainable solutions for various applications.

Hydrogels for Wound Healing

1st Edition
September 1, 2025
Sabu Thomas + 2 more
English
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Hydrogels for Wound Healing provides a comprehensive review of the materials, properties, mechanism of action and application of engineered hydrogels in wound treatment. This book thoroughly covers all aspects of hydrogels in wound healing, reviewing a range of key materials and composites – including metal oxides and polymer composites – as well as their design, synthesis, and core properties. The book explores various types of wound healing hydrogels, such as 3D-printed, injectable, sprayable, tunable, and more. Toxicity, clinical and commercial aspects are detailed, providing holistic coverage for those interested in designing and applying these hydrogels in research and clinical settings. This comprehensive resource is a complete reference for materials scientists, biomedical engineers, biomedical scientists and clinicians with an interest in novel wound healing approaches.

Upconversion Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications

1st Edition
September 1, 2025
Kalim Deshmukh + 2 more
English
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Upconversion Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the chemistry, properties, characterization, and emerging applications of lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs), focusing on upconversion mechanisms, fluorescent properties, and biomedical applications. The emerging applications of UCNPs include cancer diagnostics and therapy, biosensing and bioassays, bioimaging, drug and gene delivery, cellular optogenetics, and the detection of small biomolecules and ions. The biocompatibility, biodegradability, bio-distribution, toxicity and regulatory considerations of upconversion are fully considered.This book offers a unique reference resource for researchers, bringing together a global authorship to cover the fundamentals, state-of-the-art, current challenges, and future perspectives of upconversion nanoparticles.

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