Description
Book SynopsisThis book illustrates the influence of biomimetics in the field of tissue engineering and drug delivery. These two distinct fields of regenerative medicine have greatly benefited from the concept of biomimetics, which focuses on using or imitating nature to develop materials for improving human lives. The book begins by highlighting the relevance and recent advances in biomimetic biomaterials. An updated and innovative content has been presented in terms of biomimetic systems that are being utilized in controlled delivery and stem cell therapy. Further, the book reviews the role of these materials in enhanced capacity for drug loading, cellular uptake, and controlled release within the target cells. The book includes advanced techniques for characterizing biomimetic biomaterials and highlights their pivotal role in providing three-dimensional templates and synthetic extracellular matrices.
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Biomimetics in Biomaterials. – Chapter 1.1. Biomaterials and their need. –Module 1.2. Introduction to Biomimetics. – Chapter 1.3. The need for biomimetic biomaterials. – Chapter 1.4. Most recent advances in the field of biomimetic biomaterials. – Chapter 1.5. Limitations and Future. –
Chapter 2_Biomimetics in Tissue engineering. – Chapter 2.1. Tissue engineering. – Chapter 2.2. Biomimetics approach in tissue engineering. – Chapter 2.3. Hydrogels as biomimetic structures. – Chapter 2.4. 3D scaffolds as biomimetic biomaterials. –
Chapter 3_Biomimetics in Drug delivery. . – Chapter 3.1. Drug delivery systems. – Chapter 3.2. Biomimetic drug delivery carriers. – Chapter 3.3. Nanomaterials as biomimetic drug delivery systems. – Chapter 3.4. Macrosystems as biomimetic drug depots. –
Chapter 4_ Biomineralization as a biomimetics tool. – Chapter 4.1. Biomineralization. – Chapter 4.2. Relevance of Biomineralization as biomimetic matrices. – Chapter 4.3. Methods of introducing mineralization on biomimetic matrices. – Chapter 4.4. Techniques to characterize mineralized biomimetic biomaterials. –
Chapter 5_Advanced Techniques to unravel biomimetic biomaterials.
