Main description:

This book addresses conventional treatments of bone diseases. It proposes nanotechnological tools based on the use of silica as a bioactive material for bone. The book links the physiological and anatomical aspects of the bone with the ancestral importance of the bone system. It describes associated pathologies and conventional treatments, emphasizing their shortcomings. The book gives future perspectives and applicable tools to the development of new nanomaterials.

Contents:

Anatomy and physiology of bone.- Human bone diseases.- Conventional treatments for human bone disease.- Nanotechnology at the service of bone.- Silica: the importance on human being and the role on bone physiology.- Advances on nanomaterials based on silica for drug targeting.- Advances on nanomaterials based on silica for bone tissue engineering.- Bone disease on veterinary field.- Perspectives on future research based on nanotechnology for bone disease therapeutics.