Composite Synthetic Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

• Main Authors: Sultana, Naznin (Author), Hassan, Mohd Izzat (Author), Lim, Mim Mim (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Materials,
• Subjects: Materials science.; Regenerative medicine.; Tissue engineering.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomaterials.; Materials Science.; Biomedical Engineering.; Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering.

This book addresses important biomaterials which are commonly used to fabricate scaffolds and it describes two major protocols employed in scaffold fabrication. Tissue engineering or regenerative medicine aims at restoring ex-novo tissues and organs whose functionality has been compromised as a cons...

Table of Contents:

• Scaffolding Biomaterials
• Scaffold Fabrication Protocols
• Fabrication of Polymer and Composite Scaffolds using Electrospinning Techniques
• Fabrication of Polymer and Composite scaffolds using Thermally Induced Phase Separation Technique.