Biomimetic Approaches for Biomaterials Development

Content: 
Chapter 1 Biomaterials from Marine?Origin Biopolymers (pages 1–23): Tiago H. Silva, Ana R. C. Duarte, Joana Moreira?Silva, Prof. Joao F. Mano and Rui L. Reis
Chapter 2 Hydrogels from Protein Engineering (pages 25–54): Midori Greenwood?Goodwin and Sarah C. Heilshorn
Chapter 3 Collagen?Based Biomaterials for Regenerative Medicine (pages 55–74): Christophe Helary and Abhay Pandit
Chapter 4 Silk?Based Biomaterials (pages 75–92): Silvia Gomes, Isabel B. Leonor, Prof. Joao F. Mano, Rui L. Reis and David L. Kaplan
Chapter 5 Elastin?Like Macromolecules (pages 93–116): Rui R. Costa, Laura Martin, Prof. Joao F. Mano and Jose C. Rodriguez?Cabello
Chapter 6 Biomimetic Molecular Recognition Elements for Chemical Sensing (pages 117–156): Justyn Jaworski
Chapter 7 Biology Lessons for Engineering Surfaces for Controlling Cell–Material Adhesion (pages 157–187): Ted T. Lee and Andres J. Garcia
Chapter 8 Fibronectin Fibrillogenesis at the Cell–Material Interface (pages 189–212): Marco Cantini, Patricia Rico and Manuel Salmeron?Sanchez
Chapter 9 Nanoscale Control of Cell Behavior on Biointerfaces (pages 213–236): E. Ada Cavalcanti?Adam and Dimitris Missirlis
Chapter 10 Surfaces with Extreme Wettability Ranges for Biomedical Applications (pages 237–257): Wenlong Song, Natalia M. Alves and Prof. Joao F. Mano
Chapter 11 Bio?Inspired Reversible Adhesives for Dry and Wet Conditions (pages 259–272): Aranzazu del Campo and Juan Pedro Fernandez?Blazquez
Chapter 12 Lessons from Sea Organisms to Produce New Biomedical Adhesives (pages 273–291): Elise Hennebert, Pierre Becker and Patrick Flammang
Chapter 13 Interfacial Forces and Interfaces in Hard Biomaterial Mechanics (pages 293–311): Devendra K. Dubey and Vikas Tomar
Chapter 14 Nacre?Inspired Biomaterials (pages 313–331): Gisela M. Luz and Prof. Joao F. Mano
Chapter 15 Surfaces Inducing Biomineralization (pages 333–351): Natalia M. Alves, Isabel B. Leonor, Helena S. Azevedo, Rui. L. Reis and Prof. Joao. F. Mano
Chapter 16 Bioactive Nanocomposites Containing Silicate Phases for Bone Replacement and Regeneration (pages 353–379): Melek Erol, Jasmin Hum and Aldo R. Boccaccini
Chapter 17 Biomimetic Nanostructured Apatitic Matrices for Drug Delivery (pages 381–416): Norberto Roveri and Michele Iafisco
Chapter 18 Nanostructures and Nanostructured Networks for Smart Drug Delivery (pages 417–458): Carmen Alvarez?Lorenzo, Ana M. Puga and Angel Concheiro
Chapter 19 Progress in Dendrimer?Based Nanocarriers (pages 459–469): Joaquim M. Oliveira, Prof. Joao F. Mano and Rui L. Reis
Chapter 20 Tissue Analogs by the Assembly of Engineered Hydrogel Blocks (pages 471–493): Shilpa Sant, Daniela F. Coutinho, Nasser Sadr, Rui L. Reis and Ali Khademhosseini
Chapter 21 Injectable In?Situ?Forming Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering (pages 495–502): Da Yeon Kim, Jae Ho Kim, Byoung Hyun Min and Moon Suk Kim
Chapter 22 Biomimetic Hydrogels for Regenerative Medicine (pages 503–513): Iris Mironi?Harpaz, Olga Kossover, Eran Ivanir and Dror Seliktar
Chapter 23 Bio?Inspired 3D Environments for Cartilage Engineering (pages 515–536): Jose Luis Gomez Ribelles
Chapter 24 Soft Constructs for Skin Tissue Engineering (pages 537–557): Simone S. Silva, Prof. Joao F. Mano and Rui L. Reis