Nanomaterials for Advanced Biological Applications

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This book presents an overview of the ways in which the latest experimental and theoretical nanotechnologies are serving the fields of biotechnology, medicine, and biomaterials. They not only enhance the efficiency of common therapeutics and lower their risks, but thanks to their specific properties, they also provide new capabilities. Nano-scale measurement techniques, such as nano-indentation and nano-scratch methods, could potentially be used to characterize the physical and mechanical properties of both natural tissues and synthetic biomaterials in terms of strength and durability. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Nanoparticles and Biological Environment Interactions (Armin Azadkhah Shalmani, Pouria Sarihi, Mohammad Raoufi)....Pages 1-17 Nanotopographical Control of Cell Assembly into Supracellular Structures (Francesco Gentile)....Pages 19-53 Polymeric Nanoparticulates as Efficient Anticancer Drugs Delivery Systems (Shima Asfia, Mahsa Mohammadian, Hasan Kouchakzadeh)....Pages 55-84 Hydroxyapatite for Biomedicine and Drug Delivery (Behrad Ghiasi, Yahya Sefidbakht, Maryam Rezaei)....Pages 85-120 Nanoparticles for Biosensing (Pouria Sarihi, Armin Azadkhah Shalmani, Vida Araban, Mohammad Raoufi)....Pages 121-143 Carbon Quantum Dots in Nanobiotechnology (Hamidreza Behboudi, Golnaz Mehdipour, Nooshin Safari, Mehrab Pourmadadi, Arezoo Saei, Meisam Omidi et al.)....Pages 145-179 Size-Dependent Nonlinear Mechanics of Biological Nanoporous Microbeams (Saeid Sahmani, Mohammad M. Aghdam)....Pages 181-207 Mechanical Behaviour of PMMA Bio-polymer Loaded by Nano-scale Additives (Hadi Asgharzadeh Shirazi, Majid R. Ayatollahi, Mahdi Navidbakhsh, Alireza Asnafi)....Pages 209-224