Advanced Nanostructured Thin Films for Biomedical Applications

Prof. Mariana Amorim Fraga is a Professor at the Electrical Engineering Program, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil. Leader of the Photovoltaic Sensors and Devices research group. She was a Visiting Professor at the Biomedical Engineering Program, Federal University of SãoPaulo (UNIFESP, Brazil). She obtained her MSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of São Paulo (USP, Brazil) and her PhD in Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering from the Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA, Brazil). Her research interests are in the materials science and engineering areas, mainly on the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials for the development of sensors, electronic devices and energy technologies. William Chiappim is an Assistant Professor in the Physics Department at Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, São Paulo, Brazil. His research centers on the physics of fluids, and the physics of plasmas and electrical discharges.Patricia L. Schilardi is Principal Researcher at Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA), La Plata, Argentina. Her research interests are on modified surfaces, both from a chemical point of view (functionalization of surfaces, adsorption of biomolecules, etc.) and topographical (adsorption of nanomaterials, surface nanostructures).

• Part I: Fundamentals1. Defining the Micro-Nano Scale in Thin Films for Biomedical Applications: Background and Introduction2. Nanostructured Thin Films: Organic, Inorganic, and Hybrid Materials3. Synthesis and Fabrication Methods of Nanostructured Thin Films4. Functionalization Techniques for Nanostructured Thin Films5. Characterization Methods for Nanostructured Thin Films6. In Vitro Cytocompatibility Studies of Nanostructured Thin Films for Biomedical ApplicationsPart II: Biomedical Applications7. Nanostructured Coatings for Implants8. Surface Engineering of Thin Films for Biomedical Devices9. Biomimetics in Thin Film Design10. Thin-Film Transistors for Wearable Biomedical DevicesPart III: Addressing Challenges11. Bridging the Gap of Biomedical Thin Films: From Film Research to Clinical Applications12. Durability and Chemical Resistance of Nanostructured Thin Films13. Developing Relevant Testing for Biomedical Thin Film Devices14. Fabrication Challenges of Nanostructured Biomedical DevicesPart IV: Theoretical Studies and Computational Modelling15. Computational Modelling of Thin Films for Biomedical Applications16. Theoretical Approaches to Thin Film Fabrication and ProcessingPart V: Future Directions and Emerging Trends17. Metallic Glasses for Biological Applications: Opportunities from Laser Surface Texturing18. Impact of Silsesquioxane-Containing Ultra-Thin Polymer Films on Metal Oxide Gas Sensors for Biomarker Detection19. Near-Term Commercial Applications of Nanostructured Thin Films in Biomedicine20. Emerging Applications of Nanostructured Thin Films as Sensors and Actuators in Biomedical Fields