Stem Cells and Cell Therapy

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Al-Rubeai, Mohamed (Editor), Naciri, Mariam (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Cell Engineering, 8
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cell biology.; Stem cells.; Cell culture.; Biomedicine.; Biomedicine general.; Cell Biology.; Stem Cells.; Cell Culture.

With the discovery of stem cells capable of multiplying indefinitely in culture and differentiating into many other cell types in appropriate conditions, new hopes were born in repair and replacement of damaged cells and tissues. The features of stem cells may provide treatment for some incurable di...

Table of Contents:

• Use of Human Embryonic Stem Cells in Therapy
• Human Neural Stem Cell-based Cell- and Gene-therapy for Neurological Diseases
• Vascular Stem Cell Therapy
• Bioprocessing of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells for Cell Therapy Applications
• Blood Cell Bioprocessing: The Haematopoietic System and Current Status of In-vitro Production of Red Blood Cells
• Bioprocessing Challenges Associated with the Purification of Cellular Therapies
• Separation Technologies for Stem Cell Bioprocessing.