Boron Nitride Nanotubes in Nanomedicine Micro and Nano Technologies Series
Coordonnateurs : Ciofani Gianni, MATTOLI Virgilio
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.
1. Introduction to Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Synthesis, Properties,Functionalization, and Cutting 2. Functionalization of Boron Nitride Nanotubes for Applications in Nanobiomedicine 3. Biocompatibility Evaluation of Boron Nitride Nanotubes 4. Theoretical Investigations of Interactions between Boron Nitride Nanotubes and Drugs 5. Boron Nitride Nanotubes as Drug Carriers 6. Applications and Perspectives of Boron Nitride Nanotubes in Cancer Therapy 7. Boron Nitride Nanotubes as Magnetic ResonanceImaging Contrast Agents 8. Boron Nitride Nanotubes as Nanotransducers 9. Optical Properties of Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Potential Exploitation in Biomedicine 10. Boron Nitride Nanotubes as Bionanosensors 11. Boron Nitride Nanotube Films: Preparation, Properties and Implications for Biology Applications 12. Structural and Physical Properties of Boron Nitride Nanotubes and Their Applications in Nanocomposites 13. Boron Nitride Nanotubes in Nanomedicine: Historical and Future Perspectives
Academics, industry researchers, and PhD students in materials science, life sciences/biology, molecular biology, pharmacology, chemical-, material- and biomedical engineering, physical and biophysical sciences, radiology, and neuroscience.
He received his Master Degree in Biomedical Engineering (with honors) from the University of Pisa, Italy, in July 2006, and, in the same year, his Diploma in Engineering (with honors) from the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa, Italy. In January 2010, he obtained his Ph.D. in Innovative Technologies (with honors) from the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna. From January 2010 to August 2013 he was Post-Doc at the IIT, Center for Micro-BioRobotics @SSSA, where, from September 2013 to October 2015, he was Researcher in the framework of the Smart Materials Platform. In October 2015 he was appointed Associate Professor at the Polytechnic University of Torino, maintaining his research activity in IIT where he is currently Principal Investigator of the Smart Bio-Interfaces Research Line.
His main research interests are in the field of smart nanomaterials for nanomedicine, bio/non-bio interactions, and biology in altered gravity conditions. He is coordinator or unit leader of many grants/projects, and in 2016 he was awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant. Gianni Ciofani is author of more than 100 ISI papers (H-index 25, excluding self-citations), 3 edited books, and 12 book chapters. He delivered about 25 invited talks/lectures in international contexts and, for his research activity, he was awarded several national and international prizes. He serves as Reviewer for more than 100 international journals and as Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Biological Engineering and of Advances in Nano Research; he is Senior Editor of Nanomaterials & Nanosciences and Associate Editor of Frontiers in Nanobiotechnology.
Gianni Ciofani is professor of
- Covers a range of promising biomedical BNNT applications
- Provides great value not just to academics but also industry researchers in fields such as materials science, molecular biology, pharmacology, biomedical engineering, and biophysical sciences
- Offers evidence for how BNNTs can be useful in biomedical and nanomedicine applications such as therapy, tissue regeneration, nanovectors for drug delivery, and intracellular nanotransducers
- Incorporates, 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
Date de parution : 04-2016
Ouvrage de 246 p.
19x23.4 cm
Thèmes de Boron Nitride Nanotubes in Nanomedicine :
Mots-clés :
ball milling; biocompatibility; biomolecules; BNNT commercial availability; BNNT research history; boron neutron capture therapy; boron nitride nanotubes; cancer therapy; cell proliferation; cell stimulation; chemical vapor deposition; chemotherapy drugs; coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering; covalent functionalization; defect reaction functionalization; density functional theory calculation; dispersibility; DNA; drug carrier; drug delivery; drugs; fast field-cycling; frequency-shift; functionalization; Gd-doped nanosystems; HOMO-LUMO gap; hydrophilic; in vitro cytocompatibility; in vivo biocompatibility; inner filling functionalization; interaction energy; mass sensor; molecular mechanics; multiphoton microscopy; nanobiomedicine; nanocomposites; nanomedicine; nanotransducers; noncovalent functionalization; nonlinear optics; nuclear relaxation; patents; physical properties; piezoelectricity; protein; purity; regulatory aspects; relaxation enhancement mechanism; relaxivity; second-harmonic generation; substrate; sum-frequency generation; superhydrophobic; superparamagnetic nanoparticles; synthesis; thin film; translational diffusion; translational research; water proton dispersion curves
