Emerging Nanotechnologies for Medical Applications

Explains how nanobiotechnology can be integrated and applied to a variety of applications in the biomedical fields

Nabeel Ahmad (Edited by), Gopinath Packirisamy (Edited by)

9780323911825, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 16 February 2023

350 pages, 30 illustrations (30 in full color)
23.5 x 19 x 2.3 cm, 0.7 kg

Emerging Nanotechnologies for Medical Applications focuses on both commercial and premarket tools and their applications in medicine. The book develops the concept of integrating different technologies along a hierarchical structure of biological systems and clarifies biomechanical interactions on different levels for the analysis of multiscale pathophysiological phenomena. With a focus on nano-scale processes and biomedical applications, it demonstrates how knowledge can be utilized in a range of areas, including the diagnosis and treatment of various human diseases, and in alternative energy production.

1. Nanotechnology for Point of Care Diagnostics 2. Nanotechnology for Tissue Engineering and Organ Printing 3. Nanotechnology for Diagnosis and Treatment of CNS Disease 4. Nanotechnology for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Engineering 5. Nanotechnology for Diagnosis and Treatment of Renal Disease 6. Nanotechnology for Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurological Diseases 7. Nanotechnology for Diagnosis and Treatment of Dental and Orthopaedic Diseases 8. Nanotechnology for Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Diseases 9. Nanotechnology-based Antimicrobial Coatings 10. Wearable Technology in Health Care Engineering 11. Translational Health Care Engineering (Lab-to-Clinic) 12. Nanotechnology-based Heath Care Engineering Products and Recent Patents. An update

Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM]