Main description:

The nanosciences are a rapidly expanding field of research with applicability to all areas of health and disease prevention, including cardiology in its broadest sense. This book covers a variety of nano subjects and areas as applied to the heart and circulatory system. There are state-of-the-art chapters on nanoparticles, nanowires, nanoscale topography, nanosensors, nanospheres, nanospin probes, nanomatrices and nanobubbles to name but a few topics. Their applications to cardiovascular disorders and their treatments are also described.

Contents:

General Methods and Applications: Nanoparticle Contrast Agents for Cardiovascular Medical Imaging. Cell Sheet Nanotechnology: Engineering and Applications to Cardiology. Nanowire Field-effect Transistors and their Applications to Cardiology. Atomic Force Microscopy and the Detection of Nanosized Blood Microparticles. Nanobiotechnology Based Blood Substitutes and the Cardiovascular Systems in Transfusion Medicine. Collagen Scaffolds and their Application to Cardiology-The Importance of Matrix Interactions and Nanoscale Topography. Cardiac Biomarker and Nano Wire Sensor Arrays. Electrical Recording from Cardiac Cells and Tissue using Nanowire Transistors. Nanospheres and Applications to Cardiology. Multifunctionality: The Key of Future Success. Nanomonitor Technology and its Applicability to Diagnosis of Cardiac Disease. Nanospin Probes and Applications to Cardiology. Native Endothelium Mimicking Nanomatrices and Applications. Nanofibre Based Vascular Grafts. Focused areas, treatments and diseases: Nanoparticle Processing of Cholesterol-Lowering Drug. Intratracheal Gene Transfer using Polyplex Nanomicelles and their Application to Cardiology. Use of Microbubbles and Nanobubbles for Diagnostic Vascular Molecular Imaging and Therapeutic Applications. Multifunctional Nanoagents for the Detection and Treatment of Thromboses. Biodegradable Nanofibers in Cardiovascular Medicine: Drug Delivery Application. Europium Hydroxide Nanorods and Angiogenic Processes. Iron Oxide Nano Particles and Cardiac Stem Cells. Nitric Oxide from Nanoparticles and Applications to Cardiovascular Health.