Functional Hydrogels as Biomaterials

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Li, Jun (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Osada, Yoshihito (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Cooper-White, Justin (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Series in Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 12
• Subjects: Biomaterials.; Biomedical engineering.; Polymers .; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.; Polymer Sciences.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.

This book introduces readers to the latest advances in hydrogel biomaterials, mainly focusing on the emerging areas of synthetic and biopolymer hydrogels formed through specially designed chemical or physical crosslinking, and the cyclodextrin-based host-guest supramolecular self-assembly, for cell...

Table of Contents:

• Biosynthetic hydrogels for cell encapsulation
• Synthetic hydrogels for expansion functional endothelial cells
• Hydrogels for directed stem cell differentiation and tissue repair
• Cross-linking of biological components for stem cell culture
• Hydrogels for stem cell encapsulation: Towards cellular therapy for diabetes
• Mobile properties of supramolecular polyrotaxane surfaces on modulation of cellular functions
• Recent advances in polymer-cyclodextrin inclusion complex based supramolecular hydrogel for biomedical applications.