by Tito Trindade (University of Aveiro, Portugal) & Ana L Daniel da Silva (University of Aveiro, Portugal)

This book provides a concise state of the art of the synthesis and properties of nanocomposite particles with interest for diverse bio-applications. Contributions are mainly related to the chemical design of nanocomposite particles, their properties as well as of their constituent materials, and the tailoring of bio-interfaces that might be relevant for the fields of clinical diagnosis and drug delivery procedures, among others bio-applications. Examples of materials described in this book include particles composed of a polymer matrix containing dispersed inorganic nanophases and other bio-functionalized nanomaterials, along with comments to their practical interest and limitations associated to their use.

Published by Pan Stanford Publishing and distributed exclusively by World Scientific in Asia Pacific, except for India and Japan.

Contents:

• From Nanoparticles to Nanocomposites: An Overview (A S Pereira et al.)
• Polymers for Biomedical Applications: Chemical Modification and Biofunctionalization (M H Gil et al.)
• Nanocapsules as Carriers for the Transport and Targeted Delivery of Bioactive Molecules (P Hervella et al.)
• Inorganic Nanoparticles Biofunctionalization (P Howes & M Green)
• Silica-Based Materials: Bioprocesses and Nanocomposites (T Coradin)
• Synthetic Strategies for Polymer Based Nanocomposite Particles (A C C Esteves & A Barros-Timmons)
• Synthesis of Nanocomposite Particles Using Supercritical Fluids: A Bridge with Bio-Applications (C Aymonier et al.)
• Biocomposites Containing Magnetic Nanoparticles (A L Daniel-Da-Silva et al.)
• Multifunctional Nanocomposite Particles for Biomedical Applications (Y K Gun'ko & A Y Gunko)
• Bio-Applications of Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles and Their Nanocomposites (P Tartaj)
• Anti-Microbial Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites (S V Manorama et al.)
• Microcatheters: A Bio-Application of Carbon Nanotube Filled Composites (M Endo et al.)
• Biosensing Applications Using Nanoparticles (R Baltazar et al.)

Readership: Researchers, postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students of chemistry, biochemistry, materials science, biotechnology, nanoscience and nanotechnology.

350pp (approx.)		Scheduled Summer 2010
978-981-4267-78-6		US$149