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Materials for Biomedical Engineering: Bioactive Materials for Antimicrobial, Anticancer, and Gene Therapy offers an up-to-date perspective on recent research findings regarding the application and use of these materials for disease treatment and prevention. Various types of currently investigated bioactive materials, including therapeutic nanostructures and antimicrobial hydrogels are discussed, as are their properties, impact and future role in therapeutic applications. The book will be extremely useful for new researchers who want to explore more information on the use of bioactive materials or for more experienced researchers who are interested in new trends and specific applications.

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Author:   Grumezescu ,  Holban
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Weight:   0.960kg
ISBN:  

9780128184356

ISBN 10:   0128184353
Pages:   466
Publication Date:   18 June 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Therapeutic nanostructures: novel approaches 2. Biodegradable antimicrobial hydrogels and their use in biomedical purposes 3. Antimicrobial fibers obtained by electrospinning 4. Hybrid films based on nonisocyanate polyurethanes with antimicrobial activity 5. Antimicrobial activity of green synthesized plasmonic nanoparticles 6. Metallic nanoparticles as a potential antimicrobial for catheters and prostheses 7. Core-shell nanomaterials for infection and cancer therapy 8. On-demand tailored mesoporous silica nanoparticles as a theranostic platform for tumor therapy 9. Applications of Fe3O4 magnetic-fluorescent nanoparticles in modern biomedical engineering 10. Gene therapy: recent progress and perspectives 11. Development of plasmid DNA nanoparticles for mitochondrial gene therapy 12. Mechanical performance of lithium disilicate: update on the latest experimental results 13. Polysaccharide-based hydrogels for targeted drug delivery 14. Metallic nanoparticles as a strategy for the treatment of infectious diseases 15. Nanomaterials for medical applications and their antimicrobial advantages

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Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu is a lecturer in the Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, at the Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania. He is an experienced researcher and published editor in the field of nano and biostructures. He is the editor-in-chief of two international open access journals: Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, Letters and Applied NanoBioScience. Dr. Grumezescu has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers, authored nine books, and has served as an editor for more than 50 scholarly books. Alina-Maria Holban is a lecturer in Microbiology and Immunology, at the Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest; and associate researcher at the University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania. Her primary area of research is the development of bionanomaterials with antimicrobial applications. Dr. Holban has published 75 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 42 conference/symposia proceedings, and has edited more than 21 edited books.

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