Nanocomposite Particles for Bio-Applications: Materials and Bio-Interfaces

This book provides a concise state of the art of the synthesis and properties of nanocomposite particles with interest for diverse bio-applications. Contributions are mainly related to the chemical design of nanocomposite particles, their properties as well as of their constituent materials, and the tailoring of bio-interfaces that might be relevant for the fields of clinical diagnosis and drug delivery procedures, among others bio-applications. Examples of materials described in this book include particles composed of a polymer matrix containing dispersed inorganic nanophases and other bio-functionalized nanomaterials, along with comments to their practical interest and limitations associated to their use.

Tito Trindade is an associate professor of chemistry at the University of Aveiro in Portugal and a member of the Centre for Research in Ceramics and Composite Materials–CICECO. Ana L. Daniel da Silva is an auxiliary researcher at the Centre for Research in Ceramics and Composite Materials–CICECO at the University of Aveiro in Portugal.