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Porous silicon for biomedical applications /

0857097113 (print)

0857097156

9780857097118 (print)

9780857097156

9780857097156 (online)

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Porous silicon for biomedical applications /

[Book]

edited by Hélder A. Santos

xxix, 526 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates :

illustrations

Woodhead Publishing series in biomaterials ;

number 68

Includes bibliographical references and index

Porous silicon is rapidly attracting increasing interest in the biomaterials community. This nanostructured and biodegradable material has a range of properties, making it ideal for drug delivery, cancer therapy, and tissue engineering. Porous silicon for biomedical applications provides a comprehensive review of this emerging biomaterial. Chapters in Part I focus on the fundamentals and properties of porous silicon for biomedical applications including thermal properties and stabilization, photochemical and nonthermal chemical modification, protein-modified porous silicon films, and biocompatibility of porous silicon. Part II discusses applications in bioimaging and sensing and explores the optical properties of porous silicon materials, in vivo imaging assessment and radiolabelling of porous silicon, and nanoporous silicon biosensors for DNA sensing and for bacteria detection. Finally, Part III highlights drug loading and characterization of porous silicon materials, tumor targeting and imaging, and porous silicon scaffolds for functional tissue engineering and stem cell growth, and osteodifferentiation. With its acclaimed editor and international team of expert contributors, Porous silicon for biomedical applications is a technical resource and indispensable guide for all those involved in the research, development and application of porous silicon and also other biomaterials, and provides a comprehensive introduction for students and academics interested in the field. Book jacket

Biomedical materials

Porous silicon

Silicones in medicine

Biocompatible Materials

Biosensing Techniques

Nanotechnology

Porosity

Silicon

Santos, Hélder A.

20150602121248.0

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