Covers key aspects of biomedical engineering, from basic concepts to advanced level research for medical and biomedical applications.

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Hossein Hosseinkhani received his Ph.D. degree in Polymer Chemistry from Kyoto University. Thereafter, he was offered the prestigious JSPS Fellowship of Japan at Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University Hospital to extend his concepts and to develop stem cells technology based on drug delivery systems for tissue engineering applications. Dr. Hosseinkhani was selected as International Center for Young Scientists Research Fellow of Japan because of his creative research in biomaterials science fields. He was a Senior Research Fellow at the International Research Institute for Integrated Medical Sciences, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan, and a Visiting Scientist at the Center for Biomedical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA. Dr. Hosseinkhani has broad experience in life sciences and is an expert in nanotechnology, biomaterials, drug delivery, 3D in vitro systems, bioreactor technology, and bioengineering stem cells technology. He has long experience in both academia and industry in biomedical engineering research and development, which includes several years of basic science research experience in a number of premier institutions related to the structure and function of biomaterials, and in polymer-based and mineral-based medical implants development in the medical device industry.

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An exploration of materials processing and engineering technology across a wide range of medical applications The field of biomedical engineering has played a vital role in the progression of medical development technology. Biomedical Engineering: Materials, Technology, and Applications covers key aspects of the field-from basic concepts to advanced level research for medical applications. The book stands as a source of inspiration for research on materials as well as their development and practical application within specialized industries. It begins with a discussion of what biomedical engineering is and concludes with a final chapter on the advancements of biomaterials technology in medicine.

• Offers comprehensive coverage of topics, including biomaterials, tissue engineering, bioreceptor interactions, and various medical applications
• Discusses applications in critical industries such as biomedical diagnosis, pharmaceutics, drug delivery, cancer detection, and more

• Serves as a reference for those in scientific, medical, and academic fields Biomedical Engineering takes an interdisciplinary look at how biomedical science and engineering technology are integral to developing novel approaches to major problems, such as those associated with disease diagnosis and drug delivery. By covering a full range of materials processing and technology-related subjects, it shares timely information for biotechnologists, material scientists, biophysicists, chemists, bioengineers, nanotechnologists, and medical researchers.

  Inhalt

  1. CONCEPTS of BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
     1.1 Introduction
     1.2 Frontiers in Biomedical Engineering
     1.3 Impact of Biomedical Engineering
     1.4 General Applications of Biomedical Engineering
     1.5. Summary and Challenges

  2. BIOMATERIALS
     2.1 Introduction
     2.2 Biodegradable Polymers
     2.3 Natural Biomaterials

  3. RECENT ADVANCES AND APPLICATIONS OF HYDROGELS IN MEDICINE
     3.1 Introduction

  4. 2 Glucose-Responsive Hydrogels
     3.3 Protein-Responsive Hydrogels
     3.4 Nucleic Acids-Responsive Hydrogel
     3.5 Future Prospects

  5. SELF-ASSEMBLED NANOMATERIALS
     4.1 Introduction
     4.2 Classification of Self-Assembled Systems
     4.3 In Vitro Biological Approaches of Self-Assembled Systems
     4.4 Future Prospects

  6. CYTOTOXICITY OF MATERIALS
     5.1 Introduction
     5.2 Mechanisms of Toxicity
     5.3 Toxicity Assessment of Nanomaterials
     5.4 Physicochemical Properties of NPs Affecting Toxicity
     5.5 Future Prospects

  7. DRUG DELIVERY TECHNOLOGY
     6.1 Introduction
     6.2 Biodegradable Polymers in Drug Delivery
     6.3 Target Drug Delivery
     6.4 Drug Delivery in Imaging Technology
     6.5 Summary and Challenges

  8. EARLY STAGE DETECTION TECHNOLOGY
     7.1 Introduction
     7.2 Three Dimensional (3D) Materials for Biological Application
     7.3 Current Approaches of Nanofabrication by Using Lithography
     7.4 Future Approaches

  9. REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
     8.1 Introduction
     8.2 Tissue Engineered Scaffolds
     8.3 Specific Mediated Biomaterials
     8.4 Summary and Challenges

  10. NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
      9.1 Introduction
      9.2 Classification of Nanomaterials
      9.3 Future Prospects

  11. 3D IN VITRO SYSTEMS
      10.1 Introduction
      10.2 Conventional 3D Technology
      10.3 Advanced Techniques to Create 3D Systems
      10.4 High-Throughput Screening (HTS) Technologies
      10.5 Development of 3D In Vitro Cell Culture Technology
      10.6 Future Prospects

  12. FRONTIERS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
      11.1 Introduction
      11.2 Personalized Medicine
      11.3 Intelligent Biomaterials
      11.4 Artificial Intelligence (AI)
      11.5 Quality Assurance Statement of Biomaterials
      11.6 Biohazard of Materials
      11.7 Environmental, Health, and Safety Issues of Materials
      11.8 Limitations of Materials in Medicine
      11.9 Clinically-Approved Biomaterials
      11.10 Future Prospects