Smart Nanoparticles for Biomedicine explores smart nanoparticles that change their structural or functional properties in response to specific external stimuli (electric or magnetic fields, electromagnetic radiation, ultrasound, etc.). Particular attention is given to multifunctional nanostructured materials that are pharmacologically active and that can be actuated by virtue of their magnetic, dielectric, optically-active, redox-active, or piezoelectric properties. This important reference resource will be of great value to readers who want to learn more on how smart nanoparticles can be used to create more effective treatment solutions. Nanotechnology has enabled unprecedented control of the interactions between materials and biological entities, from the microscale, to the molecular level. Nanosurfaces and nanostructures have been used to mimic or interact with biological microenvironments, to support specific biological functions, such as cell adhesion, mobility and differentiation, and in tissue healing. Recently, a new paradigm has been proposed for nanomedicine to exploit the intrinsic properties of nanomaterials as active devices rather than as passive structural units or carriers for medications.
| ISBN: | 9780128141564 |
| Publication date: | 15th May 2018 |
| Author: | Gianni Associate Professor at the Polytechnic University of Torino, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineerin Ciofani |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 268 pages |
| Series: | Micro & Nano Technologies |
| Genres: |
Biomedical engineering Materials science |
Smart Nanoparticles for Biomedicine explores smart nanoparticles that change their structural or functional properties in response to specific external stimuli (electric or magnetic fields, electromagnetic radiation, ultrasound, etc.). Particular attention is given to multifunctional nanostructured materials that are pharmacologically active and that can be actuated by virtue of their magnetic, dielectric, optically-active, redox-active, or piezoelectric properties. This important reference resource will be of great value to readers who want to learn more on how smart nanoparticles can be used to create more effective treatment solutions. Nanotechnology has enabled unprecedented control of the interactions between materials and biological entities, from the microscale, to the molecular level. Nanosurfaces and nanostructures have been used to mimic or interact with biological microenvironments, to support specific biological functions, such as cell adhesion, mobility and differentiation, and in tissue healing. Recently, a new paradigm has been proposed for nanomedicine to exploit the intrinsic properties of nanomaterials as active devices rather than as passive structural units or carriers for medications.
Smart Nanoparticles for Biomedicine features in the following genres: Biomedical engineering, Materials science
Smart Nanoparticles for Biomedicine is available in Paperback
Smart Nanoparticles for Biomedicine was written by Gianni Associate Professor at the Polytechnic University of Torino, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineerin Ciofani and published by Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Smart Nanoparticles for Biomedicine has 268 pages
Yes it is part of Micro & Nano Technologies series