Silica-based Nanostructured Porous Biomaterials -- Nanostructured Functional Inorganic Materials Templated by Natural Substances -- Inorganic-organic Hybrid Materials Based on Nano-polyoxometalates and Surfactants -- Natural Cellulosic Substance Derived Nano-structured Materials -- Nanoporous Template Synthesized Nanotubes for Bio-related Applications.

Nanostructured materials with designed biofunctions have brought about rapid and significant changes in materials science. "Nanostructured Biomaterials" provides up-to-date reviews of different methods for synthesizing new types of such materials and discusses their cutting-edge technological applications. The reviews mainly focus on potential applications of nanostructured materials in biology and the medical sciences. The book is of general interest to a broad audience of graduate students and researchers active in chemistry, materials science, engineering, biology, and physics. Dr. Junbai Li is a professor at the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology and the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.