Bioreactor Systems for Tissue Engineering

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kasper, Cornelia (Editor), Griensven, Martijn van (Editor), Pörtner, Ralf (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, 112
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Human genetics.; Medical microbiology.; Molecular biology.; Biotechnology.; Biochemistry.; Human Genetics.; Molecular Medicine.; Medical Microbiology.; Biochemistry, general.

The editors of this special volume would first like to thank all authors for their excellent contributions. We would also like to thank Prof. Dr. Thomas Scheper, Dr. Marion Hertel and Ulrike Kreusel for providing the opportunity to compose this volume and Springer for organizational and technical su...

Table of Contents:

• Bioreactors in Tissue Engineering: Scientific Challenges and Clinical Perspectives
• Bioreactor Technology in Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering
• Bioreactors for Guiding Muscle Tissue Growth and Development
• Bioreactors for Connective Tissue Engineering: Design and Monitoring Innovations
• Mechanical Strain Using 2D and 3D Bioreactors Induces Osteogenesis: Implications for Bone Tissue Engineering
• Bioreactors for Tissue Engineering of Cartilage
• Technical Strategies to Improve Tissue Engineering of Cartilage-Carrier-Constructs
• Application of Disposable Bag Bioreactors in Tissue Engineering and for the Production of Therapeutic Agents
• Methodology for Optimal In Vitro Cell Expansion in Tissue Engineering
• Bioreactor Studies and Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Fluid Dynamics in Bioreactor Design: Considerations for the Theoretical and Practical Approach.