Unique in combining the expertise of practitioners from university hospitals and that of academic researchers, this timely monograph presents selected topics catering specifically to the needs and interests of natural scientists and engineers as well as physicians who are concerned with developing nanotechnology-based treatments to improve human health.

To this end, the book cover the materials aspects of nanomedicine, such as the hierarchical structure of biological materials, the imaging of hard and soft tissues and, in particular, concrete examples of nanotechnology-based approaches in modern medical treatments. The whole is rounded off by a discussion of the opportunities and risks of using nanotechnology and nanomaterials in medicine, backed by case studies taken from real life.

Table of Contents

Nanostructure of Human Hard and Soft Tissues
Nanostructured Polymers for Medical Applications
Materials Incompatibilities from a Dermatology Point of View
Hierarchy of Self-Organization in Healing
Nanoscience in Internal Medicine
Nanoscience meets Orthopedics
Sensory Nanomedicine
Photonics-based Nanomedicine
Computational Regenerative Medicine
Bioinspiration, Biomimetics and Biofabrication for Human Health
Molecular Oncology
Nanoscience in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Nanorobots in Medicine
Imaging Human Tissues
Characterization of Implant-Biosystem Interfaces
Nanotechnology-based Cardiovascular Treatments
Caries Treatment
Toxicology: Opportunities and Risks of Nanomaterials
Conclusions & Recommendations