Functional 3-D Tissue Engineering Scaffolds: Materials, Technologies and Applications

Functional 3-D Tissue Engineering Scaffolds: Materials, Technologies and Applications is a comprehensive review of functional 3D scaffolds, providing information on its fundamentals, technologies and applications. Part One focuses on the fundamentals of 3D tissue scaffolds, examining information on materials, properties and trends. Part Two discusses conventional technologies for engineering functional 3D scaffolds, leading the way to a discussion on CAD and advanced technologies for functional 3D scaffold engineering. Chapters in Part Four study methods for functionalizing scaffolds to support a variety of in vivo functions, while the final set of chapters focus on important reviews of the most significant applications. Provides a self-contained work for the field of biomaterials and tissue engineeringDiscusses all the requirements a scaffold must meet and a wide range of strategies to create themHighlights significant and successful applications of functional 3D scaffolds INDICE: 1. Mechanical and biological properties of scaffold materials2. Natural materials for 3D scaffolds3. Solvent casting and particulate leaching technologies for 3D scaffold engineering4. Melt molding technologies for 3D scaffold engineering5. Phase separation technologies for 3D scaffold engineering6. Gas foaming technologies for 3D scaffold engineering7. Freeze drying technologies for 3D scaffold engineering8. Textile technologies for 3D scaffold engineering9. Extrusion-based 3D printing technologies for 3D scaffold engineering10. Scaffold functionalization to support tissue biocompatibility11. Functional Three-Dimensional Scaffolds for Skeletal Muscle Tissue Engineering12. 3D functional scaffold for cardiovascular tissue engineering13. 3D functional scaffold for nerve tissue engineering14. 3D functional scaffolds for skin tissue engineering15. 3D functional scaffolds for dental tissue engineering

• ISBN: 978-0-08-100979-6
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 570
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés