The Series
Nanotechnologies for the Life Sciences (NtLS) is the first comprehensive source covering the convergence of materials and life sciences on the nanoscale, a wide field of research which brings together the main technology drive of the 21st century and existing, multibillion dollar markets.

Written by international experts describing the various facets of nanofabrication, the ten volumes of NtLS provide the underlying nanotechnologies for the design, creation and characterization of medical, biological and cybernetic applications. Each volume addresses in detail one particular facet of the field.

Tailor-made nanomaterials find widespread new opportunities in diagnostic and monitoring microdevices, microsurgery tools and instruments, tissue engineering, drug delivery or artificial organs, and many more. Making information available from all kinds of specialized sources throughout the disciplines involved, NtLS is essential reading for all scientists working in this field from medicine and biology through chemistry, materials science and physics to engineering.

This Volume
Volume 9 is centered around tissue engineering and the nanomaterials aspects surrounding it. How to construct the actual tissue to desired shape is covered, as are the different material types to use and their synthesis. Cellular engineering and biomaterial surfaces are a further focal point of this volume.

From the Contents Nanofibrous scaffold strategies for tissue engineering Polymeric nanofibers, their biological effects and electrospinning technology Use of hydroxyapatite nanocrystals, magnetic nanoparticles, and single-walled carbon nanotubes in tissue engineering Nanoparticles andnanowires for cellular engineering Biomaterial surface nanoengineering

Forthcoming Volumes
"Nanomaterials for Medical Diagnosis and Therapy"

This volume collects the knowledge on how to bring nanomaterials and strategies together for assembling functional and structural artificial tissues. Treating tissue engineering in a materials science context--from nanomaterials to functional tissues--the text covers strategies, technologies and biological effects, drawing on a wide range of material types, including organic and inorganic materials, fibrous polymer scaffolds, nanocrystals, magnetic nanoparticles, nanotubes and nanowires.