Bionanomaterials for Skin Regeneration
This book gives a concise overview of bionanomaterials with applications for skin regeneration. The advantages and challenges of nanoscale materials are covered in detail, giving a basic view of the skin structure and conditions that require transdermal o
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Mihaela D. Leonida Ish Kumar
Bionanomaterials for Skin Regeneration
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SpringerBriefs in Bioengineering
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Mihaela D. Leonida • Ish Kumar
Bionanomaterials for Skin Regeneration
Mihaela D. Leonida Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck, NJ, USA
Ish Kumar Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck, NJ, USA
ISSN 2193-097X ISSN 2193-0988 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Bioengineering ISBN 978-3-319-39166-3 ISBN 978-3-319-39168-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-39168-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016940520 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Introduction
The impact of nanotechnology on health, wealth and the standard of living for people will be at least the equivalent of the combined influences of microelectronics, medical imaging, computer-aided engineering, and man-made polymers… Richard Smalley, Nobel laureate 1996
If asked to define nanotechnology, almost everybody bold enough to do it would say that it is the study of materials with sizes of 1–100 nm. Since its murky origin in the 1950s physics, it made big strides ahead finding applications in fields like materials science, engineering, medicine, pharmaceutics, cosmetics, and many others. It started by capitalizing on the unique properties of materials with nanometer sizes, many of which are different from those of the bulk material with the same chemistry. The high surface to volume ratios, increasing exponentially with decreasing size, make for similar increases in reactivities, for some novel properties, and even, sometimes, for shape-dependent behavior. This field, the epitome of interdisciplinarity, emerged where many disciplines came together blurring frontiers and establishing an incredibly fast-growing new discipline
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