This cutting edge book provides all the important aspects dealing with the basic science involved in materials in biomedical technology, especially structure and properties, techniques and technological innovations in material processing and characterizations, as well as the applications.

The volume consists of 12 chapters written by acknowledged experts of the biomaterials field and covers a wide range of topics and applications including:



The different types of nanobiomaterials
How to generate porous biomaterials for tissue engineering
Calcium phosphate-based biomaterials intended for mineralized tissue regenerative applications
Nanocrystalline form of calcium phosphates
Design and fabrication of SiO2 nanoparticles
New kinds of titanium alloy implants
Injectable growth factor system based on bone morphogenetic proteins
Impedance sensing of biological processes in mammalian cells
Hydrogels-based implantable glucose sensors
Molecular design of multifunctional polymers for gene transfection
Hydrogels and their potential biomedical applications
Hybrid biomaterials with high mechanical and biological properties