Materials for Medical Applications: Principles and Practices

This book discusses advanced knowledge about the synthesis and application of materials in the medical field for diagnostic and therapeutic conditions. These materials have been extensively used in various biological and medical applications especially in drug delivery, tumor screening, bioimaging, diagnosis, and also in therapies.

Firdos Alam Khan is Professor and Chairman, Department of Stem Cell Biology, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Currently, Professor Khan is studying the role of different nanomaterials and biomaterials in stem cell differentiation into neuronal cells and also in cancer treatment. Professor Khan has been elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB), UK.