Ruiz-Molina D., Novio F., Roscini C. (Eds.) Bio - and Bioinspired Nanomaterials

Wiley, 2015. — 487 p.A comprehensive overview of nanomaterials that are inspired by or targeted at biology, including some of the latest breakthrough research. Throughout, valuable contributions from top–level scientists illustrate how bionanomaterials could lead to novel devices or structures with unique properties. The first and second part cover the most relevant synthetic and bioinspired nanomaterials, including surfaces with extreme wettability properties, functional materials with improved adhesion or structural and functional systems based on the complex and hierarchical organization of natural composites. These lessons from nature are explored in the last section where bioinspired materials are proposed for biomedical applications, showing their potential for future applications in drug delivery, theragnosis, and regenerative medicine. A navigational guide aimed at advanced and specialist readers, while equally relevant for readers in research, academia or private companies focused on high added–value contributions. Young researchers will also find this an indispensable guide in choosing or continuing to work in this stimulating area, which involves a wide range of disciplines, including chemistry, physics, materials science and engineering, biology, and medicine.List of Contributors
ForewordBionanomaterials
Synthesis of Colloidal Gold and Silver Nanoparticles andtheir Properties
Ceramic Smart Drug Delivery Nanomaterials
Polymersomes and their Biological Implications
MOFs in Pharmaceutical Technology
Amorphous Coordination Polymer Particles for Biomedicine
Magnetic Nanoparticles for Magnetic Hyperthermia andControlled Drug Delivery
Photothermal Effect of Gold Nanostructures for Applicationin Bioimaging and Therapy
Nanomaterial-Based Bioimaging Probes
Molecular Bases of Nanotoxicology
Bioinspired Materials – Bioinspired Materialsfor Technological Application
Bioinspired Interfaces for Self-cleaning Technologies
Catechol-Based Biomimetic Functional Materials and theirApplications
Current Approaches to Designing Nanomaterials Inspired byMussel Adhesive Proteins
Bioinspired Materials – Bioinspired Materialsfor Biomedical Applications
Functional Gradients in Biological Composites
Novel Bioinspired Phospholipid Polymer Biomaterials forNanobioengineering
Bioinspired Functionalized Nanoparticles as Tools forDetection, Quantification and Targeting of Biomolecules
Engineering Protein Based Nanoparticles for Applicationsin Tissue Engineering