Advances in Material Design for Regenerative Medicine, Drug Delivery and Targeting/Imaging: Volume 1140

by V. Prasad Shastri (Editor), Ancreas Lendlein (Editor), LinShu Liu (Editor), Antonios Mikos (Editor), Samir Mitragotri (Editor)

Overview

There has been recent emergence of some of the most exciting avenues for innovation in clinical medicine, with materials as their core - sustained drug delivery systems, gene therapy, regenerative therapies, and technologies for imaging and tumor targeting. Nanotechnology promises to take materials innovation to yet another level, through ground-up design of probes and systems that precisely deliver information to cells and tissues on demand. Combined with microfabrication technologies, these breakthroughs have the potential to revolutionize the detection and treatment of diseases and rectification of damaged tissue. Examples include lab-on-a-chip, pharmacy-on-a-chip and synthetic liver substitutes. This book features a cross-section of topics at the multifaceted intersection of materials science and medicine. Topics include: materials in regenerative medicine; macromolecular drug/lipid interaction; (nano)materials in drug delivery; hydrogels and material-tissue interactions; and synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials for biomedical applications.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781107408388
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	06/05/2014
Series:	MRS Proceedings
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.47(d)

Table of Contents

Part I. Materials in Regenerative Medicine; Part II. Macromolecular Drug/Lipid Interaction; Part III. (Nano)materials in Drug Delivery; Part IV. Hydrogels and Material-tissue Interactions; Part V. Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications; Author index; Subject index.