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Principles of tissue engineering /
Now in its fourth edition, Principles of Tissue Engineering has been the definite resource in the field of tissue engineering for more than a decade. The fourth edition provides an update on this rapidly progressing field, combining the prerequisites for a general understanding of tissue growth and...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Elsevier/Academic Press,
2014.
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| Edición: | Fourth edition. |
| Colección: | Tissue engineering intelligence unit.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction to tissue engineering. The history and scope of tissue engineering
- The challenge of imitating nature
- Moving into the clinic
- Future perspectives
- The basis of growth and differentiation. Molecular biology of the cell
- Organization of cells into higher-ordered structures
- Dynamics of cell-ECM interactions
- Matrix molecules and their ligands
- Morphogenesis and tissue engineering
- Gene expression, cell determination and differentiation
- In vitro control of tissue development. Engineering functional tissues
- Principles of tissue culture and bioreactor design
- Regulation of cell behavior by extracellular proteins
- Growth factors
- Mechanochemical control of cell fate switching
- In vivo synthesis of tissues and organs. In vivo synthesis of tissues and organs
- Models as precursors for prosthetic devices
- Quantitative aspects
- Biomaterials in tissue engineering. Micro-scale patterning of cells and their environment
- Cell interactions with polymers
- Matrix effects
- Polymer scaffold fabrication
- Biodegradable polymers
- Micro- and nanofabricated scaffolds
- Three-dimensional scaffolds
- Tissue engineering and transplantation in the fetus
- Immunomodulation
- Immunoisolation
- Engineering challenges in immunobarrier device development
- Embryonic stem cells
- Adult epithelial tissue stem cells
- Embryonic stem cells as a cell source for tissue engineering
- Postnatal stem cells
- Gene therapy. Gene therapy
- Gene delivery into cells and tissues
- Breast reconstruction.
- Cardiovascular system. Progenitor cells and cardiac homeostasis
- Cardiac-tissue engineering
- Blood vessels
- Heart valves
- Generation of islets from stem cells
- Bioartificial pancreas
- Engineering pancreatic beta-cells
- Thymus and parathyroid organogenesis
- Gastrointestinal system. Adult stem cells in normal gastrointestinal function and inflammatory disease
- Alimentary tract
- Liver stem cells
- Liver
- Hematopoietic system. Hematopoietic stem cells
- Red blood cell substitutes
- Lymphoid cells
- Kidney and genitourinary system. Stem cells in kidney development and regeneration
- Renal replacement devices
- Genitourinary system
- Musculoskeletal system. Mesenchymal stem cells
- Bone regeneration
- Bone and cartilage reconstruction
- Regeneration and replacement of the intervertebral disc
- Articular cartilage injury
- Tendons and ligaments
- Mechanosensory mechanisms in bone
- Skeletal-tissue engineering
- Neural stem cells
- Brain implants
- Spinal cord injury
- Protection and repair of audition
- Ophthalmic applications. Stem cells in the eye
- Corneal-tissue replacement
- Vision enhancement systems
- Biological tooth replacement and repair
- Oral and maxillofacial surgery
- Periodontal-tissue engineering
- Progenitor cells in the respiratory system
- Lungs
- Cutaneous stem cells
- Wound repair
- Bioengineered skin constructs
- Current state of clinical application
- Tissue-engineered skin products
- Tissue-engineered cartilage products
- Tissue-engineered bone products
- Tissue-engineered cardiovascular products
- Tissue-engineered organs
- Regulation and ethics. The tissue-engineering industry
- The regulatory path from concept to market
- Epilogue.