Advances in Regenerative Medicine: Role of Nanotechnology, and Engineering Principles Role of Nanotechnology, and Engineering Principles /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shastri, Venkatram Prasad (Editor), Altankov, George (Editor), Lendlein, Andreas (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Physical chemistry.; Cell biology.; Stem cells.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomaterials.; Nanotechnology.; Biomedical Engineering.; Cell Biology.; Physical Chemistry.; Stem Cells.

This book summarizes the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) on “Nanoengineered Systems for Regenerative Medicine” that was organized under the auspices of the NATO Security through Science Program. I would like to thank NATO for supporting this workshop via a grant to the co-directors. The object...

Table of Contents:

• Cell Adhesions and Signaling: A Tool for Biocompatibility Assessment
• Development of Provisional Extracellular Matrix on Biomaterials Interface: Lessons from In Vitro Cell Culture
• Endothelial Progenitor Cells for Tissue Engineering and Tissue Regeneration
• Dermal Precursors and the Origins of the Wound Fibroblast
• Cell Based Therapies: What Do We Learn from Periosteal Osteochondrogenesis?
• Bioreactor Systems in Regenerative Medicine
• Biomimetic Approaches to Design of Tissue Engineering Bioreactors
• The Nature of the Thermal Transition Influences the Shape-Memory Behavior of Polymer Networks
• Nanoengineered Systems for Regenerative Medicine Surface Engineered Polymeric Biomaterials with Improved Bio-Contact Properties
• Nanocomposites for Regenerative Medicine
• Role of Spatial Distribution of Matricellular Cues in Controlling Cell Functions
• Materials Surface Effects on Biological Interactions
• Chemical and Physical Modifications of Biomaterial Surfaces to Control Adhesion of Cells
• Results of Biocompatibility Testing of Novel, Multifunctional Polymeric Implant Materials In-Vitro and In-Vivo
• UFOs, Worms, and Surfboards: What Shapes Teach Us About Cell–Material Interactions
• Nano-engineered Thin Films for Cell and Tissue-Contacting Applications
• Injectable Hydrogels: From Basics to Nanotechnological Features and Potential Advances
• Polyelectrolyte Complexes as Smart Nanoengineered Systems for Biotechnology and Gene Delivery.