Nanostructured Materials for Biomedical Applications

Highlights progress, challenges and opportunities in nanomedicine and discusses novel engineering approaches of nanostructured materials that are useful in various biomedical applications. The book provides a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art in bio-nanotechnology, with an emphasis on diverse biomedical applications, such as in drug delivery, bioimaging, hyperthermia and targeted cancer therapy. Users will find this to be a broad introductory reference for anyone new to the field or those who wish to gain a thorough overview of nanostructured materials in the context of biomedical applications.

The breadth of this book will appeal to an interdisciplinary audience, including materials scientists, pharmaceutical scientists and biomedical engineers.

Key Features

• Covers a range of nanomaterial types, including metal nanoparticles, luminescent nanoparticles, cubosomes, smart nanostructures, and much more
• Reviews the diverse applications of nanomaterials in biomedicine, such as in theranostics, biosensing, cancer therapy, drug delivery and tissue engineering
• Provides a concise, introductory reference for those new to the fields of bionanomaterials and bio-nanotechnology