Boron Nitride Nanotubes in Nanomedicine compiles, for the first time in a single volume, all the information needed by researchers interested in this promising type of smart nanoparticles and their applications in biomedicine. Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) represent an innovative and extremely intriguing class of nanomaterials. After introducing BNNTs and explaining their preparation and evaluation, the book shows how the physical, chemical, piezoelectric and biocompatibility properties of these nanotubes give rise to their potential uses in biomedicine. Evidence is offered (from both in vitro and in vivo investigations) for how BNNTs can be useful in biomedical and nanomedicine applications such as therapeutic applications, tissue regeneration, nanovectors for drug delivery, and intracellular nanotransducers. Covers a range of promising biomedical BNNT applicationsProvides great value not just to academics but also industry researchers in fields such as materials science, molecular biology, pharmacology, biomedical engineering, and biophysical sciencesOffers evidence for how BNNTs can be useful in biomedical and nanomedicine applications such as therapy, tissue regeneration, nanovectors for drug delivery, and intracellular nanotransducersIncorporates, for the first time in a single volume, all the information needed by researchers interested in this promising type of smart nanoparticles and their applications in biomedicine INDICE: 1. Introduction to Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Preparation and Properties2. Functionalization of Boron Nitride Nanotubes for Applications in Nanobiomedicine3. Biocompatibility Evaluation of Boron Nitride Nanotubes4. Theoretical Investigations of Interactions between Boron Nitride Nanotubes and Drugs5. Boron Nitride Nanotubes as Drug Carriers6. Applications and Perspectives of Boron Nitride Nanotubes in Cancer Therapy7. Boron Nitride Nanotubes Based Contrast Agents8. Boron Nitride Nanotubes as Nanotransducers9. Optical Properties of Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Potential Exploitation in Biomedicine10. Boron Nitride Nanotubes as Bionanosensors11. Boron Nitride Nanotube Films: Preparation, Properties and Implications for Biology Applications12. Structural Properties and Applications of Boron Nitride Nanotubes and Their Polymer Nanocomposites13. Boron Nitride Nanotubes as Artificial Biological Ion Channels14. Boron Nitride Nanotubes in Nanomedicine: Historical and Future Perspectives
- ISBN: 978-0-323-38945-7
- Editorial: William Andrew
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 246
- Fecha Publicación: 13/06/2016
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés