Bookedited by João F. Mano.
Contents:
Examples of natural and nature-inspired materials. Biomaterials from marine-origin biopolymers / Tiago H Silva, Ana R C Duarte, Joana Moreira-Silva, João F Mano, Rui L Reis
Hydrogels from protein engineering / Midori Greenwood-Goodwin, Sarah C Heilshorn
Collagen-based biomaterials for regenerative medicine / Christophe Helary, Abhay Pandit
Silk-based biomaterials / Silvia Gomes, Isabel B Leonor, João F Mano, Rui L Reis, David L Kaplan
Elastin-like macromolecules / Rui R Costa, Laura Martin, João F Mano, Jose C Rodriguez-Cabello
Biomimetic molecular recognition elements for chemical sensing / Justyn Jaworski
Surface aspects. Biology lessons for engineering surfaces for controlling cell-material adhesion / Ted T Lee, Andres J Garcia
Fibronectin fibrillogenesis at the cell-material interface / Marco Cantini, Patricia Rico, Manuel Salmeron-Sanchez
Nanoscale control of cell behavior on biointerfaces / E Ada Cavalcanti-Adam, Dimitris Missirlis
Surfaces with extreme wettability ranges for biomedical applications / Wenlong Song, Natalia M Alves, João F Mano
Bio-inspired reversible adhesives for dry and wet conditions / Aranzazu del Campo, Juan Pedro Fernandez-Blazquez
Lessons from sea organisms to produce new biomedical adhesives / Elise Hennebert, Pierre Becker, Patrick Flammang
Hard and mineralized systems. Interfacial forces and interfaces in hard biomaterial mechanics / Devendra K Dubey, Vikas Tomar
Nacre-inspired biomaterials / Gisela M Luz, João F Mano
Surfaces inducing biomineralization / Natalia M Alves, Isabel B Leonor, Helena S Azevedo, Rui L Reis, João F Mano
Bioactive nanocomposites containing silicate phases for bone replacement and regeneration / Melek Erol, Jasmin Hum, Aldo R Boccaccini
Systems for the delivery of bioactive agents. Biomimetic nanostructured apatitic matrices for drug delivery / Norberto Roveri, Michele Iafisco
Nanostructures and nanostructured networks for smart drug delivery / Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo, Ana M Puga, Angel Concheiro
Progress in dendrimer-based nanocarriers / Joaquim M Oliveira, João F Mano, Rui L Reis
Lessons from nature in regenerative medicine. Tissue analogs by the assembly of engineered hydrogel blocks / Shilpa Sant, Daniela F Coutinho, Nasser Sadr, Rui L Reis, Ali Khademhosseini
Injectable -forming scaffolds for tissue engineering / Da Yeon Kim, Jae Ho Kim, Byoung Hyun Min, Moon Suk Kim
Biomimetic hydrogels for regenerative medicine / Iris Mironi-Harpaz, Olga Kossover, Eran Ivanir, Dror Seliktar
Bio-inspired 3d environments for cartilage engineering / Jose Luis Gomez Ribelles
Soft constructs for skin tissue engineering / Simone S Silva, João F Mano, Rui L Reis.