Silica-Based Nanotechnology for Bone Disease Treatment

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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This book addresses conventional treatments of bone diseases. It proposes nanotechnological tools based on the use of silica as a bioactive material for bone. The book links the physiological and anatomical aspects of the bone with the ancestral importance of the bone system. It describes associated pathologies and conventional treatments, emphasizing their shortcomings. The book gives future perspectives and applicable tools to the development of new nanomaterials.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-01-05
Mått155 x 235 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
Antal sidor68
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030641290

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Dr. Mariela A. Agotegaray is a Researcher of the National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) at INQUISUR, working on the development of nanotechnology for biomedical purposes. Her work is based on the design and synthesis of nanotechnology based on silica with applications in the treatment of diseases with high social impact, such as inflammatory and oncological bone diseases. She is also a Professor at the Chemistry Department of the National University of the South.

Anatomy and physiology of bone.- Human bone diseases.- Conventional treatments for human bone disease.- Nanotechnology at the service of bone.- Silica: the importance on human being and the role on bone physiology.- Advances on nanomaterials based on silica for drug targeting.- Advances on nanomaterials based on silica for bone tissue engineering.- Bone disease on veterinary field.- Perspectives on future research based on nanotechnology for bone disease therapeutics.