Emerging Nanotechnologies in Dentistry

Chapter 14. Bone Regeneration Using Self-Assembled Nanoparticle-Based Scaffolds

H. Hosseinkhani¹, M. Hosseinkhani² and K. Subramani³

¹Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan

²Department of Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

³Department of Orthodontics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

Contents

14.1 Introduction 225

14.2 Scaffolding Biomaterials 227

14.3 Growth Factors 229

14.4 Controlled Release Technology 231

14.5 Controlled Release Systems for Bone Regeneration 232

14.6 Conclusions 235

References 235

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