M. Guler – Therapeutic Nanomaterials (2016)

Автор: M. Guler
Название книги: Therapeutic Nanomaterials
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Медицина
Страницы: 313
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

Addressing a cutting-edge, multidisciplinary field, this book reviews nanomaterials and their biomedical applications. It covers regeneration, implants, adhesives, and biosensors and strategies for more efficient therapy, diagnosis, and drug delivery with the use of nanotechnology.

• Addresses the increasing demand for nanomedicine in a cutting-edge, multidisciplinary field
• Introduces concepts, strategies, and requirements of developing materials
• Discusses hot topics in drug delivery, such as neural regeneration, cartilage regeneration, bone tissue regeneration, dental regeneration, biomedical imaging, tissue adhesives and biosensors
• Includes a chapter about nanotoxicology to help readers further understand the biocompatability of nanomaterials

Interdisciplinary approaches through contributions from chemistry, biology,
materials science, physics, engineering, and medicine offer a new generation
of therapeutic methods, which can be used for the early diagnosis and
treatment of many diseases and injuries that ail human population today.
This book aims to provide a general perspective about nanomaterials and
their use for therapeutic purposes for scientists, clinicians, patients, students,
and novices in the field. It also provides detailed information on types
of nanomaterials and their biomedical application areas for experts in
nanosciences. Here we discussed how nanomaterials can be used for
biomedical applications in addition to understanding side effects of
these materials to humans and environment, and we also cautioned the
lawmakers to make the necessary regulations.
This book discusses new materials for treatments of different types of
tissues and organs. In addition to therapy, new methods for diagnosing
diseases are briefly described. Main treatment methods were discussed
under regeneration of tissues in situ. With the increase in aging population
in the world, especially in developed countries, there is also an increased
prevalence of degenerative disorders. Both degenerative disorders and
accidental injuries can cause detrimental changes in various tissues, which
result in not only deterioration of life quality of patients and caregivers but
also a considerable amount of financial burden on the health systems of
individual countries. Current treatment options for many of these injuries
are insufficient. We believe that new generation of therapeutic materials will be utilized extensively in the regenerative medicine field. Although
there are many species that can perfectly regenerate the injuries in their
tissues, Homo sapiens is not one of them. Therefore, when humans get
injured, they need external help for repair of their injuries, with the fact in
mind that they cannot fully regenerate. The deficiency of tissue repair
mechanisms is more evident in some tissues like brain or cartilage, and the
ability to repair is known to decrease with age.