Biomedical Nanomaterials

Thomas Webster is the Department Chair and Professor of Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University in Boston, USA. His research explores the use of nanotechnology in numerous applications. He is the President of the Society of Biomaterials, founding editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Nanomedicine, and serves on the editorial board of 15 additional journals. He has helped to organize 22 conferences emphasizing nanotechnology in medicine, and has organised over 53 symposia at numerous conferences emphasizing biological interactions with nanomaterials for AIChE, IEEE, MRS and ASME Annual Meetings.Hilal Yazici is currently Senior Researcher at TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)-GEBI. Previously, she was a postdoctoral research associate in Professor Thomas Webster's Group at Northeastern University. She also worked as researcher at various universities including University of Washington, University of Potsdam and Technical University of Berlin. She received her MSc and PhD from Istanbul Technical University in 2005 and 2012 respectively. Her research interests are molecular biomimetics, material binding peptides, biological coating of biomaterials and protein-enabled biosensors. She has authored over 50 peer reviewed journal papers, conference proceedings and presentations.

• Part I: Nanomaterials for hard tissue engineeringChapter 1: Biomimetic coating of calcium phosphates on titanium alloysChapter 2: Surface modifications of orthopedic implant materials using an electroplating processChapter 3: Carbon-based nano biomaterials: design, fabrication and application Part II: Nanomaterials for soft tissue engineeringChapter 4: Usage of stem cells in bone and cartilage tissue engineeringChapter 5: Nanobiomaterials and 3D bioprinting for osteochondral regenerationChapter 6: Self-assembling peptide hydrogels for biomedical applications Part III: Nanomaterials for bacterial infections and their toxicityChapter 7: Antimicrobial properties of nanomaterialsChapter 8: Nanoparticle-enhanced radiation killing of bacteriaChapter 9: Conventional and nano-based approaches to prevent bacterial infectionChapter 10: Nanomaterials used in implant technology and their toxicity Part IV: Current and future clinical applications of nanomaterailsChapter 11: Nanotechnology and consumer products: challenges of risk assessment of nanomaterials and current regulatory statusChapter 12: The scientific rationale for using silicon nitride in biomedical implants