Cover -- Nanomaterials in tissue engineering: Fabrication and applications -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributor contact details -- Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Biomedical nanomaterials in tissue engineering -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Overview of nanomaterials in tissue engineering -- 1.3 Biomedical nanomaterials in tissue engineering applications -- 1.4 Future trends -- 1.5 References -- Part I Fabrication of nanomaterials for tissue engineering applications -- 2. Synthesis of polymeric nanomaterials for biomedical applications -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Types of polymers used in nanomaterials -- 2.3 Synthesis of polymeric nanoparticles -- 2.4 Synthesis of polymeric scaffolds -- 2.5 Characterization of the nanomaterials -- 2.6 Future trends -- 2.7 References -- 3. Engineering nanoporous biomaterials -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Nanotubes and etched nanoporous surfaces -- 3.3 Self-assembled supramolecular organic templates -- 3.4 Self-assembled colloidal templates -- 3.5 Conclusion -- 3.6 References -- 4. Layer-by-layer self-assembly techniques for nanostructured devices in tissue engineering -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Interaction between biomaterials as ingredients for multilayer formulations -- 4.3 Scalability to three dimensions -- 4.4 Application of nanostructured multilayer devices in tissue engineering -- 4.5 Conclusion -- 4.6 References -- 5. Synthesis of carbon based nanomaterials for tissue engineering applications -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Carbon nanotubes and fibers -- 5.3 Fullerenes (C60) -- 5.4 Graphene -- 5.5 Nanodiamond systems -- 5.6 Carbon-nanostructured materials -- 5.7 Conclusion -- 5.8 References -- 6. Fabrication of nanofibrous scaffolds for tissue engineering applications -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Methods for nanofibrous scaffolds fabrication.

6.3 Surface modification of nanofibrous scaffolds -- 6.4 Applications of nanofibrous scaffolds in tissue engineering -- 6.5 Conclusion -- 6.6 References -- 7. Fabrication of nanomaterials for growth factor delivery in tissue engineering -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Strategies for controlled growth factor delivery in tissue engineering -- 7.3 Nanostructures for growth factor delivery in tissue engineering -- 7.4 Nanofibers -- 7.5 Nanoparticles -- 7.6 Strategies for dual growth factor, drug and gene delivery -- 7.7 Clinical prospective of nanostructures with growth factor delivery in tissue engineering -- 7.8 Conclusion and future trends -- 7.9 References -- Part II Application of nanomaterials in soft tissue engineering -- 8. Nanomaterials for engineering vascularized tissues -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Biocomplexity of vascularized tissues -- 8.3 Engineering nanomaterials to improve vascularization of tissues -- 8.4 Clinical progress -- 8.5 Conclusion and future trends -- 8.6 References -- 9. Nanomaterials for cardiac tissue engineering -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Heart muscle structure and diseases -- 9.3 Cardiac tissue engineering (CTE) -- 9.4 Application of nanomaterials and nanofabrication methods in CTE -- 9.5 Case study: magneto-mechanical cell stimulation to promote CTE -- 9.6 Conclusion and future trends -- 9.7 Acknowledgements -- 9.8 References -- 10. Nanomaterials for neural tissue engineering -- 10.1 Introduction to neural tissue engineering -- 10.2 Nano-scaffold design techniques -- 10.3 Nano-structures -- 10.4 Biomaterials for scaffold design -- 10.5 Drawbacks of the use of nanomaterials -- 10.6 Conclusion and future trends -- 10.7 Acknowledgements -- 10.8 References -- 11. Nanomaterials for cartilage tissue engineering -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Cartilage biology and structure.

11.3 Clinical approaches in the treatment of cartilage defects -- 11.4 Nanomaterials: strategies for cartilage regeneration -- 11.5 Conclusion -- 11.6 References -- 12. Biomaterials and nano-scale features for ligament regeneration -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) composition, structure and properties -- 12.3 Injury, healing and treatment of the ACL -- 12.4 Engineered scaffold materials for ligament regeneration -- 12.5 Methods for enhancing engineered scaffolds for ligament regeneration -- 12.6 Conclusion and future trends -- 12.7 References -- Part III Application of nanomaterials in hard tissue engineering -- 13. Nanomaterials for hard-soft tissue interfaces -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Nanoparticles -- 13.3 Nanofibers -- 13.4 Strategies incorporating nanomaterials in hard-soft tissue interfaces -- 13.5 Conclusion and future trends -- 13.6 Acknowledgments -- 13.7 References -- 14. Mineralization of nanomaterials for bone tissue engineering -- 14.1 Bone: a nanobiocomposite material -- 14.2 Collagen as a biomaterial -- 14.3 Approaches to the mineralization of collagenous constructs -- 14.4 Conclusion -- 14.5 References -- 15. Nanomaterials for dental and craniofacial tissue engineering -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Nanotechnology for engineered substrates -- 15.3 Engineering mineralized collagenous craniofacial structures -- 15.4 Nano-scale scaffolds with integrated delivery systems -- 15.5 Micro/nano-arrays as libraries for high-throughput characterization -- 15.6 Conclusion -- 15.7 References -- Index.