Ch. 1. 21st century challenges for biomaterials / Larry L. Hench -- ch. 2. Stem cell technology: hope or hype? / Larry L. Hench and Julian R. Jones -- ch. 3. Bioactive materials for gene control / Larry L. Hench -- ch. 4. Nanoparticles for novel healthcare therapeutics / Sudipta Seal [und weitere] -- ch. 5. Glass microspheres for cancer treatment / Delbert E. Day -- ch. 6. Bioactive glasses and angiogenesis / Alejandro A. Gorustovich, Luis A. Haro Durand, Aldo R. Boccaccini -- ch. 7. Clinical applications of bioactive glasses for maxillo-facial repair / Ian Thompson -- ch. 8. Clinical applications of bioactive glass-ceramics / Takao Yamamuro -- ch. 9. Hierarchical porous scaffolds for bone regeneration / Julian R. Jones -- ch. 10. Cartilage regeneration / Adam C. Grochowski and MIchael B. Fenn -- ch. 11. Hydrogels for tissue engineering of articular cartilage / Javier S. Castro -- ch. 12. Total knee replacements / Jason Wertz -- ch. 13. Total hip replacement / Kim Elshot Alvarez -- ch. 14. Bioactive surfaces for total hip prosthesis / Takao Yamamuro -- ch. 15. Artificial skin and wound dressings / Krystle Placencio [und weitere] -- ch. 16. Degenerative disc disease in the lumbar spine / Russell Beal -- ch. 17. Shoulder repair / Shane D. Smith -- ch. 18. Drug-eluting stents: worth the risk? / Adam Estelle -- ch. 19. Treating aortic aneurysms / Rochellee Manygoats -- ch. 20. Abdominal aortic aneurysms: treatment and repair / John Ashton -- ch. 21. Heart valve stenosis and surgical repair: present and future / Scott Cooper -- ch. 22. Prosthetic vascular grants for treatment of peripheral arterial disease / Margo Ellis -- ch. 23. Small-diameter vascular grafts / Kyle Marr -- ch. 24. Spinal cord repair: current methods and limitations / Julie Lockwood -- ch. 25. Spinal cord repair for paraplegics / Jeffrey Calhoun -- ch. 26. Brain-machine interfaces / Matthew Goodman -- ch. 27. Stem cell research for treatment of Parkinson's disease / Colleen Young and Michael B. Fenn -- ch. 28. Tissue engineering for corneal regeneration / Ayyasamy Aruchamy -- ch. 29. Development of Lasik: laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis -- ch. 30. Hearing devices: experiencing a world of sound / Savannah Burnside -- ch. 31. Glass-ceramic dental restorations / Wolfram Holand and Volker M. Rheinberger -- ch. 32. Pain-desensitizing dental materials / David C. Greenspan -- ch. 33. Ethical considerations in biomaterials research and development / Mrinal K. Musiband and Subrata Saha -- ch. 34. The ending / Larry L. Hench

Offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary view of cutting-edge research on advanced materials for healthcare technology and applications Advanced healthcare materials are attracting strong interest in fundamental as well as applied medical science and technology. This book summarizes the current state of knowledge in the field of advanced materials for functional therapeutics, point-of-care diagnostics, translational materials, and up-and-coming bioengineering devices. Advanced Healthcare Materials highlights the key features that enable the design of stimuli-responsive smart nanoparticles, novel biomaterials, and nano/micro devices for either diagnosis or therapy, or both, called theranostics. It also presents the latest advancements in healthcare materials and medical technology. The senior researchers from global knowledge centers have written topics including: State-of-the-art of biomaterials for human health Micro- and nanoparticles and their application in biosensors The role of immunoassays Stimuli-responsive smart nanoparticles Diagnosis and treatment of cancer Advanced materials for biomedical application and drug delivery Nanoparticles for diagnosis and/or treatment of Alzheimers disease Hierarchical modelling of elastic behavior of human dental tissue Biodegradable porous hydrogels Hydrogels in tissue engineering, drug delivery, and wound care Modified natural zeolites Supramolecular hydrogels based on cyclodextrin poly(pseudo)rotaxane Polyhydroxyalkanoate-based biomaterials Biomimetic molecularly imprinted polymers

Improving healthcare and staying healthy is one of the most discussed and important issues in our society. Technology has played and will play an important role in many aspects of the healthcare system, and it offers new and better ways to solve the key health problems of the new century. This book describes valued contributions of technology for improving hospital and home healthcare, and gives a perspective on how they will influence critical aspects of future medical care. It provides an overview and discussion of trends, presents the state-of-the-art of important research areas, and highlights recent breakthrough results in selected fields, giving an outlook on game-changing developments in the coming decades. The material is arranged in 6 parts and a total of 31 chapters. The healthcare areas addressed are: General advances and trends in healthcare technology, diagnostic imaging, integration of imaging and therapy, molecular medicine, medical information technology and personal healthcare.

Showcases the latest trends in new virtual/augmented reality healthcare and medical applications and provides an overview of the economic, psychological, educational and organizational impacts of these new applications and how we work, teach, learn and provide care. With the current advances in technology innovation, the field of medicine and healthcare is rapidly expanding and, as a result, many different areas of human health diagnostics, treatment and care are emerging. Wireless technology is getting faster and 5G mobile technology allows the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) to greatly improve patient care and more effectively prevent illness from developing. This book provides an overview and review of the current and anticipated changes in medicine and healthcare due to new technologies and faster communication between users and devices. The groundbreaking book presents state-of-the-art chapters on many subjects including: A review of the implications of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) healthcare applications A review of current augmenting dental care An overview of typical human-computer interaction (HCI) that can help inform the development of user interface designs and novel ways to evaluate human behavior to responses in VR and other new technologies A review of telemedicine technologies Building empathy in young children using augmented reality AI technologies for mobile health of stroke monitoring & rehabilitation robotics control Mobile doctor brain AI App An artificial intelligence mobile cloud computing tool Development of a robotic teaching aid for disabled children Training system design of lower limb rehabilitation robot based on virtual reality

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Bioinspired Materials for Medical Applications examines the inspiration of natural materials and their interpretation as modern biomaterials. With a strong focus on therapeutic and diagnostic applications, the book also examines the development and manipulation of bioinspired materials in regenerative medicine. The first set of chapters is heavily focused on bioinspired solutions for the delivery of drugs and therapeutics that also offer information on the fundamentals of these materials. Chapters in part two concentrate on bioinspired materials for diagnosis applications with a wide coverage of sensor and imaging systems With a broad coverage of the applications of bioinspired biomaterials, this book is a valuable resource for biomaterials researchers, clinicians, and scientists in academia and industry, and all those who wish to broaden their knowledge in the allied field. - Explores how materials designed and produced with inspiration from nature can be used to enhance man-made biomaterials and medical devices - Brings together the two fields of biomaterials and bioinspired materials - Written by a world-class team of research scientists, engineers, and clinicians

A wave of new health care innovation and growing demand for health care, coupled with uncertain productivity improvements, could severely challenge efforts to control future health care costs. A committee of the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine organized a conference to examine key health care trends and their impact on medical innovation. The conference addressed the following question: In an environment of renewed concern about rising health care costs, where can public policy stimulate or remove disincentives to the development, adoption and diffusion of high-value innovation in diagnostics, therapeutics, and devices?