Biomedical, Therapeutic and Clinical Applications of Bioactive Glasses

1. Understanding Biomaterials
2. Targeted drug delivery of Therapeutics
3. Mesoporous bioactive glasses as drug carriers
4. Bioactive glass/polymer composites for targeted drug delivery
5. Silica Microspheres / nanospheres as vehicles
6. Cell encapsulation technology for prolonged treatment
7. Bioactive glasses in 3-D scaffold formation
8. Titanium coatings and implants
9. Carbon and diamond like coatings
10. Future and fate of bioactive glasses as drug carrier

Biomedical, Therapeutic and Clinical Applications of Bioactive Glasses is an essential guide to bioactive glasses, offering an overview of all aspects of the development and utilization of this cutting-edge material. The book covers vital issues, including mesoporosity, encapsulation technologies, scaffold formation and coatings for a number of applications, including drug delivery, encapsulation, scaffolds and coatings. Readers will gain a strong understanding and practical knowledge of the therapeutic aspects of bioceramics, with a focus on glasses from a clinical point-of- view. Researchers, students and scientists involved in bioceramics, bone tissue engineering, regeneration and biomedical engineering will find this to be a comprehensive resource.

• Presents detailed coverage of bioactive glasses, including technologies and applications
• Includes all the major development areas related to bioactive glasses, enabling readers to understand the latest research
• Considers the potential future developments of bioactive glasses as a drug carrier

Researchers in biomaterials for drug delivery, bioceramics, glass, bone tissue engineering and regeneration; graduates, pre or post doc students; scientists in materials science, biomedical engineering