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Principles of tissue engineering /

First published in 1997, Principles of Tissue Engineering is the widely recognized definitive resource in the field. The third edition provides a much needed update of the rapid progress that has been achieved in the field, combining the prerequisites for a general understanding of tissue growth and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lanza, Robert, 1956-, Langer, Robert S., Vacanti, Joseph
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington, MA : Elsevier Academic Press, 2007.
Edición:3rd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The history and scope of tissue engineering
  • 2. The challenge of imitating nature
  • 3. Moving into the clinic
  • 4. Future perspectives
  • 5. Molecular biology of the cell
  • 6. Organization of cells into higher-ordered structures
  • 7. The dynamics of cell-ECM interactions
  • 8. Matrix molecules and their ligands
  • 9. Morphogenesis and tissue engineering
  • 10. Gene expression, cell determination, and differentiation
  • 11. Engineering functional tissues
  • 12. Principles of tissue culture and bioreactor design
  • 13. Regulation of cell behavior by extracellular proteins
  • 14. Growth factors
  • 15. Mechanochemical control of cell fate switching
  • 16. In vivo synthesis of tissues and organs
  • 17. Models as percursors for prosthetic devices
  • 18. Quantitative aspects
  • 19. Micro-scale patterning of cells and their environment
  • 20. Cell interactions wtih polymers
  • 21. Matrix effects
  • 22. Polymer scaffold fabrication
  • 23. Biodegradable polymers
  • 24. Micro- and nanofabricated scaffolds
  • 25. Three-dimensional scaffolds
  • 26. Tissue engineering and transplantation in the fetus
  • 27. Immunomodulation
  • 28. Immunoisolation
  • 29. Engineering challenges in immunobarrier device development
  • 30. Embryonic stem cells
  • 31. Adult epithelial tissue stem cells
  • 32. Embryonic stem cells and a cell source for tissue engineering
  • 33. Postnatal stem cells
  • 34. Gene therapy
  • 35. Gene delivery into cells and tissues
  • 36. Breast reconstruction
  • 37. Progenitor cells and cardiac homeostasis
  • 38. Cardic-tissue engineering
  • 39. Blood vessels
  • 40. Heart valves
  • 41. Generation of islets from stem cells
  • 42. Bioartificial pancreas
  • 43. Engineering pancreatic beta-cells
  • 44. Thymus and parathyroid organogenesis
  • 45. Adult stem cells in normal gastrointestinal function and inflammatory disease
  • 46. Alimentary tract
  • 47. Liver stem cells
  • 48. Liver
  • 49. Hematopoietic stem cells
  • 50. Red blood cells substitutes
  • 51. Lymphoid cells
  • 52. Stem cells in kindey development and regeneration
  • 53. Renal replacement devices
  • 54. Genitourinary system
  • 55. Mesenchymal stem cells
  • 56. Bone regeneration
  • 57. Bone and cartilage reconstruction
  • 58. Regeneration and replacement of the intervertbral disc
  • 59. Articular cartilage injury
  • 60. Tendons and ligaments
  • 61. Mechanosensory mechanisms in bone
  • 62. Skeletal-tissue engineering
  • 63. Neural stem cells
  • 64. Brain implants
  • 65. Spinal cord
  • 66. Protection and repair of audition
  • 67. Stem cells in the eye
  • 68. Corneal-tissue replacement
  • 69. Vision enhancement systems
  • 70. Biological tooth replacement and repair
  • 71. Oral and maxillofacial surgey
  • 72. Periodontal-tissue engineering
  • 73. Progenitor cells in the respiratory system
  • 74. Lungs
  • 75. Cutaneous stem cells
  • 76. Wound repair
  • 77. Bioengineered skin constructs
  • 78. Current state of clinical application
  • 79. Tissue-engineered skin products
  • 80. Tissue-engineered cartilage products
  • 81. Tissue-engineered bone products
  • 82. Tissue-engineered cardiovascular products
  • 83. Tissue-engineered organs
  • 84. The tissue-engineering industry
  • 85. The regulatory path from concept to market
  • 86. Ethical issues.