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Nanotechnology and Its Use in Tissue Engineering

Nanotechnology and Its Use in Tissue Engineering

Poulomi Sengupta
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781466663633|ISBN10: 1466663634|EISBN13: 9781466663640
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6363-3.ch017
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Sengupta, Poulomi. "Nanotechnology and Its Use in Tissue Engineering." Handbook of Research on Diverse Applications of Nanotechnology in Biomedicine, Chemistry, and Engineering, edited by Shivani Soni, et al., IGI Global, 2015, pp. 372-387. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6363-3.ch017

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Sengupta, P. (2015). Nanotechnology and Its Use in Tissue Engineering. In S. Soni, A. Salhotra, & M. Suar (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Diverse Applications of Nanotechnology in Biomedicine, Chemistry, and Engineering (pp. 372-387). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6363-3.ch017

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Sengupta, Poulomi. "Nanotechnology and Its Use in Tissue Engineering." In Handbook of Research on Diverse Applications of Nanotechnology in Biomedicine, Chemistry, and Engineering, edited by Shivani Soni, Amandeep Salhotra, and Mrutyunjay Suar, 372-387. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6363-3.ch017

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Abstract

Tissue Engineering is an emerging field with promises for a better future. It is a blend of biology and engineering. Millions of people lose limbs and body parts as the results of tragic accidents. Patients with diabetes, ischemia, suffer from non-functional pancreas, heart. Tissue engineering plays a major role in their lives. Instead of organs donated voluntarily (long waiting is a problem here), tissue engineering has the potential to come up with replacements. The combination of nanotechnology with engineering and biology has made some excellent improvements. In this chapter, the aim is to provide very basic knowledge about the art and science of blending tissue engineering with nanotechnology. At the same time, it highlights related fields like issues of biocompatibility, fate of nanoparticles, side effects, work with stem cells, etc.

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