Tissue engineering using ceramics and polymers

by Boccaccini; Aldo R.

• ISBN13: 9781420044546
• ISBN10: 1420044540
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-19
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Drawing a distinguished editors and international team of contributors, this book reviews the latest research and advances and how they can be used to develop treatments for disease states. An innovative and up-to-date reference, it begins with a discussion of general issues and then moves on to review characterization. Building on this foundation, later chapters analyze bone regeneration and specific types of tissue engineering and repair such as cardiac, intervertebral disc, skin, kidney and bladder tissue.. The book concludes with coverage of themes such as nerve bioengineering and the micromechanics of hydroxyapatite-based biomaterials and tissue scaffolds.

Table of Contents

General Issues

Ceramic Biomaterials

Polymeric Biomaterials

Bioactive Ceramics and Glasses

Biodegradable and Bioactive Polymer/Ceramic Composite Scaffolds

Transplantation of Engineered Cells and Tissues

Surface Modification to Tailor the Biological Response

Combined Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery

Carrier Systems and Biosensors for Biomedical Applications

Characterisation Using X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Secondary Ion Spectrometry (SIMS)

Characterisation Using Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy (ESEM)

Characterisation of Cells on Tissue Engineered Construsts Using Imaging Techniques/Microscopy

Characterisation Using Raman Micro-Spectroscopy

Tissue And Organ Generation

Engineering of Tissues and Organs

Bone Regeneration and Repair Using Tissue Engineering

Bone Tissue Engineering and Biomineralisation

Cardiac Tissue Engineering

Intervertebral Disc Tissue Engineering

Skin Tissue Engineering

Liver Tissue Engineering

Kidney Tissue Engineering

Bladder Tissue Engineering

Nerve Bioengineering

Lung Tissue Engineering

Intestine Tissue Engineering

Micromechanics of Hydroxyapatite-Based Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

Cartilage Tissue Engineering

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