Biomedical applications have benefited greatly from the increasing interest and research into semiconducting silicon nanowires. Semiconducting Silicon Nanowires for Biomedical Applications reviews the fabrication, properties, and applications of this emerging material. The book begins by reviewing the basics, as well as the growth, characterization, biocompatibility, and surface modification, of semiconducting silicon nanowires. It goes on to focus on silicon nanowires for tissue engineering and delivery applications, including cellular binding and internalization, orthopedic tissue scaffolds, mediated differentiation of stem cells, and silicon nanoneedles for drug delivery. Finally, it highlights the use of silicon nanowires for detection and sensing. These chapters explore the fabrication and use of semiconducting silicon nanowire arrays for high-throughput screening in the biosciences, neural cell pinning on surfaces, and probe-free platforms for biosensing. Semiconducting Silicon Nanowires for Biomedical Applications is a comprehensive resource for biomaterials scientists who are focused on biosensors, drug delivery, and tissue engineering, and researchers and developers in industry and academia who are concerned with nanoscale biomaterials, in particular electronically-responsive biomaterials. Reviews the growth, characterization, biocompatibility, and surface modification of semiconducting silicon nanowiresDescribes silicon nanowires for tissue engineering and delivery applications, including cellular binding and internalization, orthopedic tissue scaffolds, mediated differentiation of stem cells, and silicon nanoneedles for drug deliveryHighlights the use of silicon nanowires for detection and sensing INDICE: Part 1 Introduction to silicon nanowires for biomedical applications: Overview of semiconducting silicon nanowires for biomedical applications; Growth and characterization of semiconducting silicon nanowires for biomedical applications; Surface modification of semiconducting silicon nanowires for biosensing applications; Biocompatibility of semiconducting silicon nanowires. Part 2 Silicon nanowires for tissue engineering and delivery applications: Functional semiconducting silicon nanowires for cellular binding and internalization; Functional semiconducting silicon nanowires and their composites as orthopaedic tissue scaffolds; Mediated differentiation of stem cells by engineered semiconducting silicon nanowires; Silicon nanoneedles for drug delivery. Part 3 Silicon nanowires for detection and sensing: Semiconducting silicon nanowire array fabrication for high throughput screening in the biosciences; Neural cell pinning on surfaces by semiconducting silicon nanowire arrays; Semiconducting silicon nanowires and nanowire composites for biosensing and therapy; Probe-free semiconducting silicon nanowire platforms for biosensing.
- ISBN: 978-0-85709-766-8
- Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 288
- Fecha Publicación: 04/02/2014
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés