Silk biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine / edited by S.C. Kundu.

Other author Kundu, S. C. (Subhas Chandra)
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAmsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Woodhead Publishing, Woodhead Publishing is an imprint of Elsevier, [2014]
Descriptionxxiii, 555 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from eBook - Materials Science 2014 [EBCMS14]
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SeriesWoodhead publishing series in biomaterials ; number 74
Woodhead Publishing series in biomaterials ; no. 74. 2049-9485 ^A1250575
Contents Introduction to silk biomaterials / D. Naskar, R.R. Barua, A.K. Ghosh and S.C. Kundu -- Applications of silk biomaterials in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine / S. Das and U. Bora, and B.B. Borthakur -- Processing of Bombyx mori silk for biomedical applications / B.D. Lawrence -- Silk nanostructures based on natural and engineered self-assembly / N.E. Kurland, D.L. Presnall and V.K. Yadavalli -- Electrospun silk sericin nanofibers for biomedical applications / M.M.R. Kahn, and M. Tsukada -- Silk Fibroin microfiber and nanofiber scaffolds for tissue engineering and regeneration / G. Freddi and U. Armato -- Silk powder for regenerative medicine / R. Rajkhowa and X. Wang -- Biochemical and biophysical properties of native Bombyx mori silk for tissue engineering applications / A.R. Murphy and I.S. Romero -- Structure and properties of spider and silkworm silk for tissue scaffolds / G.V. Guinea, M. Elices, J. Pérez-Rigueiro and G.R. Plaza -- Types and properties of non-mulberry silk biomaterials for tissue engineering applications / S. Jasmine and B.B. Mandal -- Bio-response to silk sericin / P. Aramwit -- Biodegradation behavior of silk biomaterials / M. Li and J. Li -- Capillary growth behavior in porous silk films / L. Bai -- Silk biomaterials for intervertebral disk (IVD) tissue engineering / M. Bhattacharjee and S. Ghosh -- Silk scaffolds for dental tissue engineering / S.K. Jindal, M. Kiamehr and X.B. Yang -- Silk for cardiac tissue engineering / C. Patra and F.B. Engel -- Silk for dermal tissue engineering / A.T. Hodgkinson and A. Bayat -- Silk scaffolds for three-dimensional (3D) tumor modeling / S. Talukdar and S.C. Kundu -- Silk hydrogels for tissue engineering and dual-drug delivery / K. Numata -- Silk for pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical applications / J. Wong, H.-K. Chan and W. Chrzanowski.
Abstract "Silk is increasingly being used as a biomaterial for tissue engineering applications, as well as sutures, due to its unique mechanical and chemical properties. Silk Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine discusses the properties of silk that make it useful for medical purposes and its applications in this area"-- From publisher's Web site.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2013957535
ISBN9780857096999 (print)
ISBN0857096990 (print)

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