Self-assembling biomaterials : molecular design, characterization and application in biology and medicine /

Self-assembling biomaterials: molecular design, characterization and application in biology and medicine provides a comprehensive coverage on an emerging area of biomaterials science, spanning from conceptual designs to advanced characterization tools and applications of self-assembling biomaterials...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Azevedo, Helena S. (Autor), Silva, Ricardo M. P. da (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Woodhead Publishing, [2018]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Woodhead Publishing in biomaterials.
Temas:
Biomedical materials.
Self-assembly (Chemistry)
Biomedical and Dental Materials
Biomat�eriaux.
Autoassemblage.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.
MEDICAL > Atlases.
MEDICAL > Essays.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Osteopathy.
Biomedical materials
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1
  • Molecular building blocks for self-assembly of biomaterials 1. Nucleic acids 2. Peptides 3. Proteins 4. Saccharides 5. Synthetic polymers 6. Lipids 7. Hybrids 8. Synthetic supramolecular systems 9. Host-guest interactions Part 2
  • Mechanisms of self-assembly: controlling driving forces and boundaries for self-assembly across scales 10. Discrete (soluble/particulate) vs continuous (bulk materials/ hydrogels) 11. Shear/field-induced self-assembly 12. Self-assembly in confined environments 13. Interfacial self-assembly 14. Bulk/solution 15. Orthogonal self-assembly Part 3
  • Unique properties of self-assembling biomaterials: blurring the frontiers between biomaterials and biology 16. Nanostructuring 17. Reversibility 18. Easy incorporation of chemical functionality with great spatial control 19. Adaptability 20. Dynamic/Dissipative self-assembly (out of equilibrium) applications Part 4
  • Nanoscale characterization of self-assembling biomaterials 21. Nanoscale Imaging 22. Nanoscale structural organization 23. Molecular simulations Part 5
  • Applications of self-assembling biomaterials 24. Cell-nanobiomaterials interactions 25. 3D cell culture 26. Regenerative medicine 27. Drug delivery 28. Diagnosis and biosensing 29. Surface modification of implants

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