Nanomaterials for Tissue Engineering: Synthesis, Characterisation and Application

Abstract

Tissue engineering has recently become an effective method for restoring and rebuilding injured tissues and organs. Scaffolds for tissue engineering are essential because they not only give targeted cells structural support, but also act as templates to direct regeneration of tissue and regulate structure of tissue. Nanomaterials of various types have gradually grown and attracted a wide spectrum of research interests over the previous few years due to their distinctive physicochemical properties and exceptional biocompatibility, allowing remarkable advancements in the repair of wounds, wound healing, regeneration of neural tissue, and cardiac tissue engineering. This chapter focuses on the most recent different types of nanomaterials, its synthesis method, functionalisation and characterisation method for the different application in tissue regeneration and engineering. The chapter also focusses on the developments in the usage of scaffolds, nanosheets, or hydrogels based on different nanomaterials that are designed to repair cartilage, bone, and skin tissues. We have also summarised the difficulties and potential of nanomaterial applications in tissue engineering.