Nanostructured Thin Films and Surfaces
索书号：O484/K96
Preface.
List of Contributors.
1 Polymer Thin Films for Biomedical Applications (Venkat K. Vendra, Lin Wu, and Sitaraman Krishnan).
1.1 Introduction.
1.2 Biocompatible Coatings.
1.3 Coatings for Tissue Engineering Substrates.
1.4 Polymer Thin Films for Drug Delivery.
1.5 Polymer Thin Films for Gene Delivery.
1.6 Conclusions.
References.
2 Biofunctionalization of Polymeric Thin Films and Surfaces (Holger Schönherr).
2.1 Introduction: The Case of Biofunctionalized Surfaces and Interfaces.
2.2 Polymer-Based Biointerfaces.
2.3 Summary and Future Perspectives.
References.
3 Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Nanocoatings (Ana L. Cordeiro).
3.1 Introduction.
3.2 Stimuli-Responsive Polymers.
3.3 Polymer Films and Interfacial Analysis.
3.4 Applications.
3.5 Summary and Future Perspectives.
Acknowledgments.
References.
4 Ceramic Nanocoatings and Their Applications in the Life Sciences (Eng San Thian).
4.1 Introduction.
4.2 Magnetron Sputtering.
4.3 Physical and Chemical Properties of SiHA Coatings.
4.4 Biological Properties of SiHA Coatings.
4.5 Future Perspectives.
4.6 Conclusions.
References.
5 Gold Nanofi lms: Synthesis, Characterization, and Potential Biomedical Applications (Shiho Tokonami, Hiroshi Shiigi, and Tsutomu Nagaoka).
5.1 Introduction.
5.2 Preparation of Various AuNPs.
5.3 Functionalization of AuNPs and their Applications through Aggregation.
5.4 AuNP Assemblies and Arrays.
5.5 Conclusions.
References.
6 Thin Films on Titania, and Their Applications in the Life Sciences (Izabella Brand and Martina Nullmeier).
6.1 Introduction.
6.2 Titanium in Contact with a Biomaterial.
6.3 Lipid Bilayers at the Titania Surface.
6.4 Characteristics of Extracellular Matrix Proteins on the Titania Surface.
6.5 Conclusions.
Acknowledgments.
References.
7 Preparation, Characterization, and Potential Biomedical Applications of Nanostructured Zirconia Coatings and Films (Xuanyong Liu, Ying Xu, and Paul K. Chu).
7.1 Introduction.
7.2 Preparation and Characterization of Nano-ZrO2 Films.
7.3 Bioactivity of Nano-ZrO2 Coatings and Films.
7.4 Cell Behavior on Nano-ZrO2 Coatings and Films.
7.5 Applications of Nano-ZrO2 Films to Biosensors.
References.
8 Free-Standing Nanostructured Thin Films (Izumi Ichinose).
8.1 Introduction.
8.2 The Roles of Free-Standing Thin Films.
8.3 Free-Standing Thin Films with Bilayer Structures.
8.4 Free-Standing Thin Films Prepared with Solid Surfaces.
8.5 Free-Standing Thin Films of Nanoparticles.
8.6 Nanofibrous Free-Standing Thin Films.
8.7 Conclusions.
References.
9 Dip-Pen Nanolithography of Nanostructured Thin Films for the Life Sciences (Euiseok Kim, Yuan-Shin Lee, Ravi Aggarwal, and Roger J. Narayan).
9.1 Introduction.
9.2 Dip-Pen Nanolithography.
9.3 Direct and Indirect Patterning of Biomaterials Using DPN.
9.4 Applications of DPN for Medical Diagnostics and Drug Development.
9.5 Summary and Future Directions.
References.
10 Understanding and Controlling Wetting Phenomena at the Micro and Nanoscales (Zuankai Wang and Nikhil Koratkar).
10.1 Introduction.
10.2 Wetting and Contact Angle.
10.3 Design and Creation of Superhydrophobic Surfaces.
10.4 Impact Dynamics of Water on Superhydrophobic Surfaces.
10.5 Electrically Controlled Wettability Switching on Superhydrophobic Surfaces.
10.6 Electrochemically Controlled Wetting of Superhydrophobic Surfaces.
10.7 Summary and Future Perspectives.
Acknowledgments.
References.
11 Imaging of Thin Films, and Its Application in the Life Sciences (Silvia Mittler).
11.1 Introduction.
11.2 Thin Film Preparation Methods.
11.3 Structuring: The Micro- and Nanostructuring of Thin Films.
11.4 Imaging Technologies.
11.5 Application of Thin Films in the Life Sciences.
11.6 Summary.
References.
12 Structural Characterization Techniques of Molecular Aggregates, Polymer, and Nanoparticle Films (Takeshi Hasegawa).
12.1 Introduction.
12.2 Characterization of Ultrathin Films of Soft Materials.
References.
Index.
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