Strategies in regenerative medicine: integrating biology with materials design

This authoritative book offers a detailed overview of present and future tissue engineering approaches and their contribution to regenerative medicine. It combines comprehensive reviews of the biology and materials science underlyingthe development and regeneration of different types of tissues with descriptions of current and future strategies in regenerative medicine to meet clinicalneeds. Each chapter includes typical examples of methodologies and technical solutions as the basis for the most recent scientific findings and biomedical products, tables as mini-databases summarizing the most recent findings, and links to specific websites in the main body of the text to complement a traditional reference list. Strategies in Regenerative Medicine: Integrating Biology with Materials Design covers topics from basic biology and materials science to the link between biological processes in tissue regeneration and biomedical device/tissue engineering product performance. Provides a comprehensive overview of the field of regenerative medicine Written from a multidisciplinary perspective Presents the work of international experts according to consistent, well-defined editorial guidelines Includes comprehensive reviews of the underlying biology of tissue regeneration as well as student exercises, making the book ideal for use as a teaching text INDICE: From the contents Introduction: the History of Regenerative Medicine.- Soft Tissues Characteristics and Strategies for their Replacement and Regeneration.- Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering of Hard Tissue.- Biomimetic and Bio-responsive Materials in Regenerative Medicine: Intelligent Materials forHealing Living Tissues.- Clinical Approaches to Skin Regeneration.- Biology of Angiogenesis: Developmental Phases, Pathological Damages and Physiological Pathways of Regeneration.- Tissue Engineering of Small- and Large-Diameter Blood Vessels.- Pancreas Biology, Pathology and Tissue Engineering.- The Holy Grail of Hepatocytes Culturing and Therapeutic Use.- Peripheral Nerve Injury, Repair and Regeneration.- Therapeutic Strategies in Ocular Tissue Regeneration: the Role of Stem Cells.- Cartilage Development, Physiology, Pathologies and Regeneration.- Basic Science and Clinical Strategies for Articular Cartilage Regeneration / Repair.

• ISBN: 978-0-387-74659-3
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 560
• Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés