Strategies in Regenerative Medicine Integrating Biology with Materials Design /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Santin, Matteo (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Θέματα: Materials science.; Medical microbiology.; Cell biology.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomaterials.; Materials Science.; Biomedical Engineering.; Cell Biology.; Medical Microbiology.

This authoritative book offers a detailed overview of present and future tissue engineering approaches and their contribution to regenerative medicine. It combines comprehensive reviews of the biology and materials science underlying the development and regeneration of different types of tissues wit...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction: History of Regenerative Medicine
• Soft Tissues Characteristics and Strategies for Their Replacement and Regeneration
• Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering of Hard Tissues
• Biomimetic and Bio-responsive Materials in Regenerative Medicine
• Clinical Approaches to Skin Regeneration
• Angiogenesis in Development, Disease, and Regeneration
• Tissue Engineering of Small#x2013; and Large#x2013; Diameter Blood Vessels
• Pancreas Biology, Pathology, and Tissue Engineering
• The Holy Grail of Hepatocyte Culturing and Therapeutic Use
• Peripheral Nerve Injury, Repair, and Regeneration
• Therapeutic Strategies in Ocular Tissue Regeneration: The Role of Stem Cells
• Cartilage Development, Physiology, Pathologies, and Regeneration
• Basic Science and Clinical Strategies for Articular Cartilage Regeneration/Repair
• Bone Biology: Development and Regeneration Mechanisms in Physiological and Pathological Conditions
• Clinical Applications of Bone Tissue Engineering
• Conclusions: Towards High-Performance and Industrially Sustainable Tissue Engineering Products.