Bioactive Materials in Medicine

<p>Contributor contact details</p> <p>Foreword</p> <p>Chapter 1: Introduction to bioactive materials in medicine</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>1.1 Definition of bioactive materials</p> <p>1.2 History of bioactive materials</p> <p>1.3 Medical applications of bioactive materials</p> <p>1.4 Design and commercialisation of bioactive materials</p> <p>1.5 Future trends</p> <p>Part I: Designing bioactivematerials for use inmedicine</p> <p>Chapter 2: Molecular design of bioactive materials with controlled bioactivity</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>2.1 Definition of bioactivity and bioactive materials</p> <p>2.2 Influencing factors on bioactivity</p> <p>2.3 Design of bioactive materials</p> <p>2.4 Future trends</p> <p>Chapter 3: Bioactive materials and nanotechnology</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>3.1 Introduction</p> <p>3.2 Bioactive materials under nanoscale (nanomaterials)</p> <p>3.3 Nanofibres</p> <p>3.4 Nanocomposites</p> <p>3.5 Applications of nanomaterials</p> <p>3.6 Limitations of nanomaterials</p> <p>3.7 Future trends</p> <p>Chapter 4: Bioactive materials and tissue engineering</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>4.1 Introduction</p> <p>4.2 Interaction between bioactive materials, cells and surrounding tissue</p> <p>4.3 Bioactive materials as a scaffolding frame used in tissue engineering</p> <p>4.4 Applications of bioactive materials in tissue engineering</p> <p>4.5 Limitations of bioactive materials in tissue engineering</p> <p>4.6 Future trends</p> <p>Part II: Applications of bioactivematerials inmedicine</p> <p>Chapter 5: Antibacterial bioactive materials</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>5.1 Introduction</p> <p>5.2 Antibacterial materials</p> <p>5.3 Clinical applications of antibacterial materials</p> <p>5.4 Limitations of antibacterial materials</p> <p>5.5 Future trends</p> <p>Chapter 6: Bioactive materials in orthopaedics</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>6.1 Introduction</p> <p>6.2 Biomaterials in orthopaedics</p> <p>6.3 Clinical applications of bioactive materials in orthopaedics</p> <p>6.4 Limitations of bioactive materials in orthopaedics</p> <p>6.5 Future trends</p> <p>Chapter 7: Bioactive materials in the circulatory system</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>7.1 Introduction</p> <p>7.2 Applications of bioactive materials in devices for the circulatory system</p> <p>7.3 Limitations of bioactive materials in devices for the circulatory system</p> <p>7.4 Future trends</p> <p>Chapter 8: Bioactive materials in gene therapy</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>8.1 Introduction</p> <p>8.2 Applications of bioactive materials in gene therapy</p> <p>8.3 Limitations of bioactive materials in gene therapy</p> <p>8.4 Future trends</p> <p>Chapter 9: Bioactive materials in plastic surgery and body reconstruction</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>9.1 Introduction</p> <p>9.2 Applications of bioactive materials in plastic surgery and body reconstruction</p> <p>9.3 Limitations of bioactive materials in plastic surgery and body reconstruction</p> <p>9.4 Future trends</p> <p>Chapter 10: Bioactive materials in drug delivery systems</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>10.1 Introduction</p> <p>10.2 Applications of bioactive materials in drug delivery systems</p> <p>10.3 Limitations of bioactive materials in drug delivery systems</p> <p>10.4 Future trends</p> <p>Index</p>