Regenerative Medicine II Clinical and Preclinical Applications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Yannas, Ioannis V. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Series: Advances in Biochemical Engineering, 94
• Subjects: Medicine.; Medical microbiology.; Biotechnology.; Medicinal chemistry.; Biomedicine.; Biomedicine general.; Medicinal Chemistry.; Medical Microbiology.

Organ regeneration, once unknown in adult mammals, is at the threshold of maturity as a clinical method for restoration of organ function in humans. Several laboratories around the world are engaged in the development of new tools such as stem cells and biologically active scaffolds. Others are taki...

Table of Contents:

• 1. A.S. Mistry, A.G. Mikos: Tissue Engineering Strategies for Bone Regeneration
• 2. C.E. Butler: Simultaneous In Vivo Regeneration of Neodermis, Epidermis, and Basement Membrane
• 3. P. Verma, J. Fawcett: Spinal Cord Regeneration
• 4. M. Zhang, I.V. Yannas: Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
• 5. B. Kinner, R.M. Capito, M. Spector: Regeneration of Articular Cartilage
• 6. M.P. Hatton, P.A.D. Rubin: Conjunctival Regeneration
• 7. E. Rabkin-Aikawa, J.E. Mayer Jr., F.J. Schoen: Heart Valve Regeneration
• 8. A. Atala: Regeneration of Urologic Tissues and Organs.