PlumX Metrics
Embed PlumX Metrics

Bioinspired Design and Engineering of Functional Nanostructured Materials for Biomedical Applications

ACS Symposium Series, ISSN: 1947-5918, Vol: 1253, Page: 123-152
2017
  • 16
    Citations
  • 0
    Usage
  • 12
    Captures
  • 0
    Mentions
  • 0
    Social Media
Metric Options:   Counts1 Year3 Year

Metrics Details

  • Citations
    16
    • Citation Indexes
      16
  • Captures
    12

Book Chapter Description

Nature has provided many ways to derive various functional materials with highly-ordered hierarchical structures and superb attributes from the sophisticated biological processes. Inspired by natural biomineralisation process, it has led to the emergence of four "bioinspired" strategies, i.e., bio-structure mimicking, bio-function anchoring, bio-templating and bio-assembling, to construct nanostructured materials with remarkable biomimetic properties. In this chapter, we will highlight the development of bioinspired approaches involving biomolecules and elucidate their roles in directing the bottom-up synthesis and programmable assembly of functional nanostructured materials. Their recent applications in diagnostics and therapeutic delivery will also be discussed. Finally, we will conclude this chapter with the challenges and future outlook of these bioinspired nanomaterials for the advanced biomedical applications such as theranostics.

Bibliographic Details

Provide Feedback

Have ideas for a new metric? Would you like to see something else here?Let us know