Engineered Nanostructures for Therapeutics and Biomedical Applications

Engineered Nanostructures for Therapeutics and Biomedical Applications offers a single reference for a diverse biomedical readership to learn about the application of nanotechnology in biomedicine and biomedical engineering, from past developments to current research and future prospects. Nanotechnology is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field with varied real-world applications. This book sets out a broad selection of biomedical and therapeutic applications for nanostructures, including bioimaging, nanorobotics, orthopaedics and tissue engineering, offering a useful multidisciplinary approach. Each chapter discusses challenges faced in each discipline, including limiting factors, biocompatibility and toxicity - enabling the reader to make informed decisions in their research. Engineered Nanostructures for Therapeutics and Biomedical Applications offers a broad overview about the role and significance of nanomaterials and their composites, along with discussion of key aspects in the field of biomedicine. Provides a broad overview of the many applications of nanomaterials and nanotechnology, in biomedicine and engineeringOffers a multidisplinary approach, appealing to a diverse readership, including those in biomedical engineering, materials science, biomedicine and pharmaceuticsIncludes challenges faced and limiting factors for each application, allowing readers to make an informed decision when using nanomaterials in their research