1. Edition - January 2010
149.- Euro
2010. XX, 432 Pages, Hardcover
186 Fig. (30 Colored Fig.), 4 Tab. 
- Handbook/Reference Book -
ISBN-10: 3-527-32155-1
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-32155-1 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim






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Ein Nachschlagewerk mit interdisziplinärem Anspruch! Die zehnbändige Reihe "Nanomaterials for the Materials Sciences", Nachfolger der von Publikum und Rezensenten gefeierten Reihe "Nanotechnologies for the Life Sciences", erfasst alle wichtigen Materialklassen: Metalle, Metalloxide, magnetische, polymere und halbleitende Materialien sowie Kohlenstoffmaterialien. Dieser fünfte Band konzentriert sich auf Filme und Oberflächen.

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Preface
POLYMER THIN FILMS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS
Introduction
Biocompatible Coatings
Coatings for Tissue Engineering Substrates
Polymer Thin Films for Drug Delivery
Polymer Thin Films for Gene Delivery
Conclusions
BIOFUNCTIONALIZATION OF POLYMERIC THIN FILMS AND SURFACES
Introduction: The Case of Biofunctionalized Surfaces and Interfaces
Polymer-Based Biointerfaces
Summary and Future Perpectives
STIMULI-RESPONSIVE POLYMER NANOCOATINGS
Introduction
Stimuli-Responsive Polymers
Polymer Films and Interfacial Analysis
Applications
Summary and Future Perspectives
CERAMIC NANOCOATINGS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES
Introduction
Magnetron Sputtering
Physical and Chemical Properties of SiHA Coatings
Biological Properties of SiHA Coatings
Future Perspectives
Conclusions
GOLD NANOFILMS: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND POTENTIAL BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS
Introduction
Preparation of Various AuNPs
Functionalization of AuNPs and their Applications Through Aggregation
AuNP Assemblies and Arrays
Conclusions
THIN FILMS ON TITANIA, AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES
Introduction
Titanium in Contact with a Biomaterial
Lipid Bilayers at the Titania Surface
Conclusions
PREPARATION, CHARACTERIZATION, AND POTENTIAL BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURED ZIRCONIA COATINGS AND FILMS
Introduction
Preparation and Characterization of Nano-ZrO2 Films
Bioactivity of Nano-ZrO2 Coatings and Films
Cell Behavior on Nano-ZrO2 Coatings and Films
Applications of Nano-ZrO2 Films to Biosensors
FREE-STANDING NANOSTRUCTURED THIN FILMS
Introduction
The Roles of Free-Standing Thin Films
Free-Standing Thin Films with Bilayer Structures
Free-Standing Thin Films Prepared with Solid Surfaces
Free-Standing Thin Films of Nanoparticles
Nanofibrous Free-Standing Thin Films
Conclusions
DIP-PEN NANOLITHOGRAPHY OF NANOSTRUCTURED THIN FILMS FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES
Introduction
Dip-Pen Nanolithography
Direct and Indirect Patterning of Biomaterials Using DPN
Applications of DPN for Medical Diagnostics and Drug Development
Summary and Future Directions
UNDERSTANDING AND CONTROLLING WETTING PHENOMENA AT THE MICRO- AND NANOSCALES
Introduction
Wetting and Contact Angle
Design and Creation of Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Impact Dynamics of Water on Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Electrically Controlled Wettability Switching on Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Electrochemically Controlled Wetting of Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Summary and Future Perspectives
IMAGING OF THIN FILMS, AND ITS APPLICATION IN THE LIFE SCIENCES
Introduction
Thin Film Preparation Methods
Structuring: The Micro- and Nanostructuring of Thin Films
Imaging Techologies
Application of Thin Films in the Life Sciences
Summary
STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES OF MOLECULAR AGGREGATES, POLYMER, AND NANOPARTICLE FILMS
Introduction
Characterization of Ultrathin Films of Soft Materials