Biomimetic Approaches for Biomaterials Development

This book collects the most promising solutions provided by nature for the field of biomedicine, showing how to achieve the desired functionality by using biomimetics. Instead of focusing on one aspect, it sheds light on a multitude of applications attainable using biomimetic approaches, including an overview of natural, modifiable biomaterials, matrices for drug delivery, synthesis and self-assembly methods of hard and mineralized tissues, and biomimetic hydrogels. The final part reviews the applications of bioinspired materials in regenerative medicine, such as in-situ grown bone and joint replacements, as well as the biomimetic techniques for soft tissue engineering. A fruitful collaboration between materials science, biology and biomedicine for the advancement of biomaterials.