Layer-by-Layer Films for Biomedical Applications

INDICE: PART I. CONTROL OF CELL/FILM INTERACTIONS Controlling Cell Adhesion Using pH–Modified PEM Films Carbon Nanotube–Based Antimicrobial Coatings Ion Diffusion and Permeability of PEM Films Directing Stem Cell Differentiation Drug Release from Hydrogels and LbL Films Cell Response to Film Stiffness Bioactive and Spatially Organized LbL Films PART II. DELIVERY OF SMALL DRUGS, ANTIBACTERIALS AGENTS AND DNA Antimicrobial LbL Films Releasable LbL Assemblies for Targeted Applications LbL Polyelelectrolyte Nanocoating LbL Microcapsules Based on Functional Polysaccharides Release of Functional Plasmid DNA Using LbL Films Gene Delivery Using LbL Films PART III. NANO– AND MICROCAPSULES AS DRUG CARRIERS Designing LbL Capsules for Drug Loading and Release Chemosensors and Biosensors Based on LbL Microcapsules Light Addressable Microcapsules Nanoparticle–Functionalized Surfaces Nanoengineered Capsules: Moving into the Biological Realm Mutlifunctional Cytotoxic Stealth Particles Layer–by–Layer Nanoshells for Direct Regulation of Cell Activity Drug Nanocapsules Red Blood Cell Coating Biocompatible and Biogenic Microcapsules PART IV. ENGINEERED TISSUES AND COATINGS OF IMPLANTS Toward Cellularized Blood Vessels Tracheal Prosthesis Biomimetic Surface Engineering of Nanoparticles Vascular Coatings Neural Prosthetic Devices 3D Engineered Tissues Using LbL Assembly Musculo–Skeletal Tissue Engineering Regulation of Stem Cell Differentiation Hepatocyte Tissue Engineering Using LbL Assembly

• ISBN: 978-3-527-33589-3
• Editorial: Wiley VCH
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 592
• Fecha Publicación: 20/11/2014
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés