Biomineralization is a natural process by which living organisms form minerals in association with organic biostructures to form hybrid biological materials such as bone, enamel, dentine and nacre among others. Scientists have researched the fundamentals of these processes and the unique structures and properties of the resulting mineralized tissues. Inspired by them, new biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine have been developed in recent years. Biomineralization and biomaterials: fundamentals and applications looks at the characteristics of these essential processes and natural materials and describes strategies and technologies to biomimetically design and produce biomaterials with improved biological performance.
| ISBN: | 9781782423386 |
| Publication date: | 25th September 2015 |
| Author: | Conrado Associate Professor, University of Minnesota, USA Aparicio, Maria Pau Professor, Universitat Politècnica de Ginebra |
| Publisher: | Woodhead Publishing Ltd an imprint of Elsevier Science & Technology |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 482 pages |
| Series: | Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials |
| Genres: |
Molecular biology Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences Materials science Biomedical engineering Cellular biology (cytology) Biotechnology |