Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: From Fundamentals to Applications

Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: From Fundaments to Applications provides the reader with a comprehensive, concise and thoroughly up-to-date resource on the different types of hydrogels in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. The book is divided into three main sections that describe biological activities and the structural and physicochemical properties of hydrogels, along with a wide range of applications, including their combination with emerging technologies. Written by a diverse range of international academics for professionals, researchers, undergraduate and graduate students, this groundbreaking publication fills a gap in literature needed in the tissue engineering and regenerative medicine field. Reviews the fundamentals and recent advances of hydrogels in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications Presents state-of-the-art methodologies for the synthesis and processing of different types of hydrogels Includes contributions by leading experts in engineering, the life sciences, microbiology and clinical medicine INDICE: Section I- Fundamentals 1. Natural hydrogels 2. Synthetic hydrogels 3. Hydrogel architecture and Biodegradability 4. In silico simulation 5. Hydrogels Functionalization strategies Section II-Types 6. Ionic- and photo-crosslinked hydrogels 7. Enzymatic-crosslinked hydrogels 8. Thermo-responsive hydrogels 9. pH-responsive hydrogels 10. Conductive hydrogels 11. Self-assembling hydrogels 12. Self-immolative hydrogels 13. Self-healing? hydrogels 14. Memory-shape hydrogels 15. Cell-responsive hydrogels 16. Polyelectrolyte complex hydrogels 17. Interpenetrating polymer networks (IPN) hydrogels 18. Composite hydrogels 19. DNA Hydrogels 20. Platelet Lysate Hydrogels Section III-Applications 21. Hydrogels as scaffolds materials 22. Hydrogels as filler materials 23. Hydrogels as barriers 24. Hydrogels as stents 25. Hydrogels as bioadhesives 26. Hydrogels as drug delivery carriers 27. Hydrogels for cell delivery 28. Hydrogels for development of bioinks 29. Hydrogels for microfluidics 30. Hydrogels for 3D TE models 31. Hydrogels for imaging 32. Hydrogels for biosensing 33. Hydrogels for cancer treatment 34. Hydrogels for viscosupplementation 35. Hydrogels as biologics/gene delivery systems 36. Hydrogels for ocular applications 37. Hydrogels for dental applications 38. Hydrogels for coatings 39. Hydrogels for immunomodulation 40. Hydrogels used in the clinics

• ISBN: 978-0-12-823948-3
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 500
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2022
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés