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Title Functional marine biomaterials : properties and applications / edited by Se-Kwon Kim.

Publication Info. Cambridge, UK : Woodhead Publishing, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 152 pages)
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
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Series Woodhead Publishing series in biomaterials ; no. 100
Woodhead Publishing series in biomaterials ; no. 100.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 12, 2017).
Contents Part One: Introduction to marine biomaterials; Chapter 1: Discovery and development of marine biomaterials; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Marine environment; 1.3. Growing biomaterials with living cells; 1.4. Tissue engineering; 1.5. Learning crystallography from sea urchin.
1.6. Nacre; 1.7. Echinoderm skeletal elements; 1.8. Drug delivery and marine structures; 1.9. Marine structures and stem cell regulation; 1.10. Concluding remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2: Properties and applications of biosilica enzymatically synthesized by aquatic/marine sponges; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Silicatein-based siliceous spicule formation; 2.3. Spiculogenesis.
2.4. Biosilica: The enzymatically formed scaffold of siliceous sponge spicules; 2.5. Self-healing property of silicatein embedded in spicules; 2.6. Biosilica: The osteogenic bioinorganic polymer; 2.7. Future design of novel bio-inspired, silica-based materials; Acknowledgments; References.
Part Two: Applications of marine products in tissue engineering ; Chapter 3: Bone tissue engineering using functional marine biomaterials; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Bone structure; 3.3. Marine-derived biomaterials for bone tissue engineering.
3.4. Recommendations and conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4: Cardiovascular tissue engineering using functional marine biomaterials; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Characteristics of cardiovascular implantable grafts; 4.3. Current options, their advantages, and disadvantages; 4.4. Tuna cornea; 4.5. Tuna cornea application to cardiac valves; 4.6. Potential future trends; References; Chapter 5: Skin tissue engineering using functional marine biomaterials; 5.1. Introduction.
5.2. An overview of the major advances in skin tissue engineering strategies; 5.3. A new generation of skin substitutes with marine products; 5.4. Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Liver tissue engineering using functional marine biomaterials; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Mechanism of specific interaction between galactose moiety of the galactose-carrying biomaterials and ASGPR on the hepatocytes; 6.3. Importance of 3D culture system; 6.4. Marine biomaterials as an artificial ECM; 6.5. Summary; References.
Part Three: Applications of marine products in drug delivery systems and nano-pharmaceuticals; Chapter 7: Functionalization of marine materials for drug delivery systems; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2 Chitosan; 7.3 Alginate; 7.4. Drug delivery systems; 7.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 8: Drug delivery systems and cartilage tissue engineering scaffolding using marine-derived products; 8.1. The emergence of marine biomaterials in the biomedical arena; 8.2. Applications for controlled release of bioactive compounds; 8.3. Cartilage tissue engineering; 8.4. Final remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 9: Anti-inflammatory drug delivery systems using marine products; 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. Marine compounds with anti-inflammatory activity; 9.3. Chemistry and pharmacological activity; 9.4. Conclusion and future scope; References.
Summary Functional Marine Biomaterials: Properties and Applications provides readers with the latest information on the diverse marine environment as a resource for many new substances, including biopolymers, bioceramics, and biominerals. As recent advances and funding has enabled scientists to begin harnessing many of these materials for biomedical applications from drug delivery to bone tissue engineering and biosensors, this important new text provides readers with a comprehensive review of these materials and their functional applications in the biomedical field. Chapters discuss the proper.
Language English.
Subject Biomedical materials.
Marine biotechnology.
Biocompatible Materials
Biomedical and Dental Materials
Biomatériaux.
Biotechnologie marine.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference.
MEDICAL -- Atlases.
MEDICAL -- Essays.
MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Biotechnology.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Biomedical.
Biomedical materials
Marine biotechnology
Added Author Kim, Se-Kwon, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Functional marine biomaterials. Cambridge, UK ; Waltham, MA, USA : Elsevier/Woodhead Publishing, [2015] 9781782420866 (OCoLC)928987939
ISBN 9781782420941 (electronic bk.)
1782420940 (electronic bk.)
178242086X
9781782420866
9781782420866
Standard No. AU@ 000055409547
AU@ 000062548528
CHBIS 010548009
CHVBK 341782610
DEBSZ 442845634
DEBSZ 451527402
DEBSZ 482375574
GBVCP 85673182X
UKMGB 017410164

 
    
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