Integrated Biomaterials for Biomedical Technology

Preface xi 1. 1D~3D Nano-engineered Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications 1 Hui Chen, Xiaokang Li and Yanan Du 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 3D Nanomaterials Towards Biomedical Applications 2 1.3 Structural and Functional Modification 6 1.4 Properties of Nanoparticles for Biomedical Application 8 1.5 Applications of NPs 10 1.6 2D Nanomaterials Towards Biomedical Applications 15 1.7 1D Nanomaterial Towards Biomedical Applications 21 1.8 Conclusion 28 References 28 2. Porous Biomaterials 35 Nasim Annabi 2.1 Introduction 35 2.2 Porosity and Pore Architecture of Biomaterial Scaffolds 36 2.3 Methods to Measure Porosity and Pore Size 38 2.4 Porosity Generation Techniques 39 2.5 Summary 60 References 61 3. Bioactive and Biocompatible Polymeric Composites Based on Amorphous Calcium Phosphate 67 Joseph M. Antonucci and Drago Skrtic 3.1 Introduction 68 3.2 Experimental Approach 75 3.3 Results and Discussion 91 3.4 Concluding Remarks/Future Directions 108 Acknowledgements 109 References 109 Appendix 1. List of Acronyms used Throughout the Proposal 117 4. Calcium Phosphates and Nanocrystalline Apatites for Medical Applications 121 Sunita Prem Victor and Chandra P. Sharma 4.1 Introduction 121 4.2 Chemistry of Calcium Phosphates 123 Contents vii 4.4 Properties of Calcium Orthophosphates 128 4.5 Biomedical Applications of Calcium Phosphates 133 4.6 Conclusion 138 References 138 5. SiO2 Particles with Functional Nanocrystals: Design and Fabrication for Biomedical Applications 145 Ping Yang 5.1 Introduction 145 5.2 Fabrication Methods of SiO2 Particles with NCs 156 5.3 Main Research Results for SiO2 Particles with NCs 170 5.4 Multifunctional SiO2 Particles for Biomedical Applications 229 5.5 Conclusions and Outlook 243 Acknowledgements 244 References 244 6. New Kind of Titanium Alloys for Biomedical Application 253 Yufeng Zheng, Binbin Zhang, Benli Wang and Li Li 6.1 Introduction 253 6.2 Dental Cast Titanium Alloys 254 6.3 Low Modulus Titanium Alloys 262 6.4 Nickel Free Shape Memory Titanium Alloys 266 6.5 Summary 270 References 270 7. BMP-based Bone Tissue Engineering 273 Ziyad S Haidar and Murugan Ramalingam 7.1 Introduction 274 7.2 Challenges in Protein Therapy 277 7.3 BMP Delivery Requirements 279 7.4 BMP-specific Carrier Types and Materials 282 7.5 Summary 289 Acknowledgements 290 References 290 8. Impedance Sensing of Biological Processes in Mammalian Cells 293 Lamya Ghenim, Hirokazu Kaji, Matsuhiko Nishizawa, Xavier Gidrol 8.1 Introduction 293 8.2 Cell Attachment and Spreading Processes 295 8.3 Cell Motility 299 8.4 Apoptosis 302 8.5 Mitosis 303 8.6 Single Cell Analysis 303 8.7 Conclusion 307 References 307 9. Hydrogel Microbeads for Implantable Glucose Sensors 309 Yun Jung Heo and Shoji Takeuchi 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Fabrication Methods of Hydrogel Microbeads 311 9.3 Fluorescence-based Glucose Monitoring 318 9.4 Biocompatibility 325 9.5 Summary 328 References 328 10. Molecular Design of Multifunctional Polymers for Gene Transfection 333 Chao Lin, Bo Lou and Rong Jin 333 10.1 Introduction 333 10.2 Barriers to Non-viral Gene Delivery 335 10.3 Molecular Design of Polymer Vectors for Efficient Gene Delivery 338 10.4 Molecular Design of Polymer Vectors with Low Cytotoxicity 348 10.5 Summary 354 Acknowledgements 355 Appendix: List of Abbreviations 355 References 355 11. Injectable in situ Gelling Hydrogels as Biomaterials 361 Hardeep Singh and Lakshmi S. Nair 11.1 Introduction 362 11.2 Injectable in situ Gelling Hydrogels 365 11.3 Clinical Applications of Hydrogels 369 11.4 Injectable Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications 370 11.5 Conclusions 393 References 393 12. Metal-polymer Hybrid Biomaterials with High Mechanical and Biological Compatibilities 399 Masaaki Nakai and Mitsuo Niinomi 12.1 Introduction 399 12.2 Fabrication Methods of Porous Titanium Filled with Medical Polymer 401 12.3 Mechanical Properties of Porous Titanium Filled with Medical Polymer 403 12.4 Biological Properties of Porous Titanium Filled with Medical Polymer 407 12.5 Summary 409 References 409