Engineering of Functional Skeletal Tissues

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bronner, Felix (Editor), Farach-Carson, Mary C. (Editor), Mikos, Antonios G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2007.
• Series: Topics in Bone Biology ; 3
• Subjects: Medicine.; Orthopedics.; Surgery.; Physiotherapy.; Biomedical engineering.; Medicine & Public Health.; Biomedical Engineering.

This volume, the third in the series Topics in Bone Biology, discusses current knowledge of bone replacement. It is designed to integrate biological and engineering knowledge. The biology of stem cells and cell signals, knowledge needed to make stem cell engineered bone tissue a reality and how to p...

Table of Contents:

• Stem Cells and the Art of Mesenchymal Maintenance
• Osteogenic Growth Factors and Cytokines and Their Role in Bone Repair
• Bone Allograft Safety and Performance
• Biodegradable Orthopedic Implants
• Titanium Fiber Mesh: A Nondegradable Scaffold Material
• Engineering Polymeric Scaffolds for Bone Grafts
• Injectable Scaffolds for Bone and Cartilage Regeneration
• Motion and Bone Regeneration
• Dental Applications of Bone Biology
• Multiscale Computational Engineering of Bones: State-of-the-Art Insights for the Future.