Cartilage Regeneration

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lin, Yunfeng (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana Press, 2017.
• Series: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Orthopedics.; Stem cells.; Regenerative medicine.; Tissue engineering.; Biomedical engineering.; Life Sciences.; Stem Cells.; Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering.; Biomedical Engineering.; Surgical Orthopedics.

This book focuses on cartilage defects and new mesenchymal stem cell-based treatments for their repair and regeneration. Early chapters provide a review of current etiological findings and repair methods of cartilage defects. The next chapters discuss fundamental concepts and features of MSCs, inclu...

Table of Contents:

• Application of Stem Cells and the Factors Influence their Differentiation in Cartilage Tissue Engineering
• Application of Scaffold Materials in Cartilage Tissue Engineering
• Cellular Response to Surface Topography and Substrate Stiffness
• Electrospun Fibrous Scaffolds for Cartilage Tissue Regeneration
• The Research Advances of Nanomaterials Inducing Osteogenic and Chondrogenic Differentiation of Stem Cells.