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Engineering Biomaterials for Neural Applications

Targeting Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries

  • Discusses past and present advances on the design and development of engineered materials for neural applications

  • Employs traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries as concrete scenarios for neural actuation, such as recording, stimulation, repair, and reconnection

  • Addresses a broad audience of clinicians working on neural diseases and scientists studying materials for neural recording and/or repair

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
  2. General Aspects of Traumatic Neural Diseases and Requirements of Central Nervous System Implantable Biomaterials as Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tools

    • Ana Domínguez-Bajo, Ankor González-Mayorga, Elisa López-Dolado, María Concepción Serrano
    Pages 1-32
  3. Characteristics of the Spinal Cord Injured Patient as a Host of Central Nervous System Implanted Biomaterials

    • Daniel García-Ovejero, Ángel Arévalo-Martín, David Díaz, Melchor Álvarez-Mon
    Pages 33-55
  4. Tailoring 3D Biomaterials for Spinal Cord Injury Repair

    • André F. Girão, Joana Sousa, Mónica Cicuéndez, María Concepción Serrano, María Teresa Portolés, Paula A. A. P. Marques
    Pages 57-78
  5. Nanoparticles for Neural Applications

    • Jesús G. Ovejero, Edina Wang, Sabino Veintemillas-Verdaguer, María del Puerto Morales, Anabel Sorolla
    Pages 149-184
  6. Therapeutic Approaches for Stroke: A Biomaterials Perspective

    • Artur Filipe Rodrigues, Catarina Rebelo, Tiago Reis, João André Sousa, Sónia L. C. Pinho, João Sargento-Freitas et al.
    Pages 185-218
  7. Orthotic and Robotic Substitution Devices for Central Nervous System Rehabilitation and Beyond

    • Raquel Madroñero-Mariscal, Ana de los Reyes Guzmán, Joana Mestre Veiga, Alejandro Babin Contreras, Ángel Gil-Agudo, Elisa López-Dolado
    Pages 219-241
  8. Robotics and Virtual Reality Exer-Games for the Neurorehabilitation of Children and Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury: The IS-BRAIN Model

    • Pedro A. Serrano, Teresa Criado, Virginia Aranda, Nayra Fernández-Pinedo, Andrea Riendas, Miriam M. Sevilla et al.
    Pages 243-276
  9. Current Implantable Devices in Human Neurological Surgery

    • Raquel Madroñero-Mariscal, Ana de los Reyes Guzmán, Fernando García-García, Antonio García Peris, José Luis Polo, Ángel Rodríguez de Lope et al.
    Pages 277-298
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 299-310

About this book

This book describes past and present advances in engineering materials for neural applications, with special emphasis on their usefulness for traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries.

The book presents major physio-pathological features of traumatic injuries at the brain and spinal cord as examples of diseases hampering the central nervous tissue. By incorporating knowledge from the perspective of experts with diverse backgrounds, this book gives insight into the understanding of these multifaceted pathologies and the materials science approaches that aim to cure them.

The interdisciplinary nature of this book makes it a perfect candidate for the interest of a broad audience, from clinicians working on neural diseases to scientists whose work focuses on the nervous tissue (neuroscientists) and/or materials science. Undergraduate and PhD students can also benefit from the knowledge and discussion included in this book.


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Editors and Affiliations

  • SESCAM, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos, Toledo, Spain

    Elisa López-Dolado

  • CSIC, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    María Concepción Serrano

About the editors

Elisa López-Dolado is a staff physician at the National Hospital for Paraplegics, Spain, a monographic health center and national reference of multidisciplinary care of spinal cord injury patients. Her professional career has pivoted around the care of these patients. Between 1999 and 2009, she led the Electrostimulation Unit and since 2003, she is in charge of the Pediatric Rehabilitation Unit, coordinating a multidisciplinary team of 36 professionals. Her main goals are promoting the improvement of clinical care levels of this pediatric unit, optimizing its organizational and management resources, and boosting academic and research activities related to spinal cord damage to children and adolescents.

María Concepción Serrano is a tenured scientist at the Institute of Materials Science in Madrid, CSIC, Spain, as an active member of the Group of Materials for Medicine and Biotechnology. She obtained her PhD in Biology in 2006 by the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. Her current research focuses on the design and development of novel biomaterials for biomedical applications, with a major interest in neural applications. She has co-authored over 60 publications in scientific journals, 4 book chapters and more than 70 communications to national and international conferences, besides being actively involved in outreach activities. She has received over 2.500 citations and reached an h index of 30.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Engineering Biomaterials for Neural Applications

  • Book Subtitle: Targeting Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries

  • Editors: Elisa López-Dolado, María Concepción Serrano

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81400-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-81399-4Published: 29 March 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-81402-1Published: 30 March 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-81400-7Published: 25 March 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 310

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 73 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology, Neurosciences, Biomaterials

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Softcover Book USD 199.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 199.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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