Title Nanomaterials for medical applications / Zoraida Aguilar.

Descript 1 online resource (481 pages) : illustrations Summary This title covers recent advances in a variety of biomedical applications of nanostructured materials, as the field evolves from prototype device to real-world application. It presents the main types of nanomaterial used in medical application today: semiconductor nanomaterials, magnetic nanomaterials, metal nanoparticles, carbon nanomaterials, hydrogel nanocomposites, liposomes, dendrimers, polymer nanocomposites, and biodegradable polymers. Structurally the work is demarcated into the six most popular areas of research: (1) biocompatibility of nanomaterials with living organisms in their various manifestations; (2) nanobiosensors for clinical diagnostics, detecting biomolecules which are useful in the clinical diagnosis of genetic, metabolically acquired, induced or infectious disease; (3) targeted drug delivery for nanomaterials in their various modifications; (4) nanomedical devices and structures which are used in the development of implantable medical devices and structures such as nanorobots; (5) nanopharmacology, as novel nanoparticles are increasingly engineered to diagnose conditions and recognize pathogens, identify ideal pharmaceutical agents to treat the condition or pathogens, fuel high-yield production of matched pharmaceuticals (potentially in vivo), locate, attach or enter target tissue, structures or pathogens; and dispense the ideal mass of matched biological compound to the target regions; and (6) nanotoxicology and remediation, which focuses on finished and on-going various toxicity evaluations on various nanomaterials that are used and currently being developed for medical applications. Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents Introduction -- Types of nanomaterials and corresponding methods of synthesis -- Biocompatibility and functionalization -- Nanobiosensors -- Targeted drug delivery -- Nanomedical devices -- Nanopharmacology -- Nanotoxicology and remediation -- Conclusions. Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide Subject Biomedical materials. Nanostructured materials. Nanostructures Nanostructures -- therapeutic use Biocompatible Materials -- chemical synthesis Biosensing Techniques MEDICAL -- Allied Health Services -- Medical Technology. MEDICAL -- Biotechnology. MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice. MEDICAL -- Lasers in Medicine. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Biomedical. Biomedical materials (OCoLC)fst00832586 Nanostructured materials. (OCoLC)fst01032630 ISBN 9780123850904 (e-ISBN) 0123850908 (e-ISBN) 1283631083 9781283631082 9780123850898 (p-ISBN) 0123850894 (p-ISBN)