Bone and Cartilage Engineering

• Main Authors: Meyer, Ulrich (Author), Wiesmann, Hans Peter (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Subjects: Dentistry.; Medicine.; Rheumatology.; Orthopedics.; Oral surgery.; Maxillofacial surgery.; Biomedical engineering.; Medicine & Public Health.; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.; Surgical Orthopedics.; Biomedical Engineering.

Bone and Cartilage Engineering presents the theory and practice of cell-based regeneration of skeletal defects. Much of the focus is on the importance of the cell biological and biomaterial aspects for engineering a clinically relevant device. The basic key techniques for optimal engineering outcome...

Table of Contents:

• Bone and Cartilage
• Principles of Bone and Cartilage Reconstruction
• Cell Development, Cell Sources
• Harvesting and Cultivation
• Materials
• Cells/Surface Interactions
• Bioreactors and Cell Stimulation
• Scaffold Structure and Fabrication
• Tissue Reconstruction in vivo
• Clinical Handling and Control
• Ethical Considerations in Bone and Cartilage Tissue Engineering
• Future Prospects.