Biomimetic Materials and Design: Biointerfacial Strategies, Tissue Engineering, and Targeted Drug Delivery (Manufacturing Engineering & Materials Processing)
Publisher: CRC
Number Of Pages: 696
Publication Date: 2002-08-28
Sales Rank: 1989095
ISBN / ASIN: 0824707915
EAN: 9780824707910
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: CRC
Studio: CRC
Detailing innovations in wound healing and reconstruction, this reference describes the mechanisms and architecture of biological systems to formulate and design natural and synthetic compounds, degradable and non-degradable scaffolds, and targeted drug delivery devices. It offers strategies to control adhesive interactions, elicit specific cellular responses, and improve the biocompatibility, performance, and durability of prosthetic materials. Covering significant advances in the field, the book discusses the effect of topographical features on cell behaviors such as orientation, adhesion, migration, proliferation, and differentation.