Functional and Smart Materials

8   Bio-Nanomaterials

An Inevitable Contender in Tissue Engineering

Pankaj Dipankar and Tara Chand Yadav

Indian Institute of Technology

Pallavi Saxena

Mohanlal Sukhadia University

Shanid Mohiyuddin

Indian Institute of Technology

CONTENTS

8.1     Introduction

8.2     Historical Aspects of Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering

8.3     Biomaterials: Functional Implications in Tissue Engineering

8.3.1     Hydrogels

8.3.1.1     Physical Hydrogels

8.3.1.2     Chemical Hydrogels

8.3.2     Chitosan

8.3.2.1     Tissue Engineering Application

8.3.3     Silk

8.3.3.1     Applications of Fibroin-Based Biomaterial in Tissue Engineering

8.3.3.2     Applications of Sericin-Based Biomaterial in Tissue Engineering

8.3.4     Polyesters

8.3.4.1     Polyhydroxyalkanoates ...