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Artificial cells, cell engineering and therapy /

Artificial cells, cell engineering and therapy are emerging technologies which will make a significant impact on the future of medicine and healthcare. However, research within the field is vast. This unique book provides a comprehensive study of the most recent advances in the field and its practic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Prakash, Satya, 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; Boca Raton : Woodhead, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1 The artificial cell: Introduction to artificial cells: concept, history, design, current status and future
  • Polymeric hydrophilic polymers in targeted drug delivery
  • The artificial cell design: liposomes
  • The artificial cell design: Nanoparticles. Part 2 Cell engineering: The cutting edge: Apoptosis and therapeutic opportunity
  • Bone marrow stromal cells in myocardial regeneration and the role of cell signalling
  • Musculoskeletal tissue engineering with skeletal muscle-derived stem cells. Part 3 Artificial cells for cell therapy: Artificial cell for oral delivery of live bacterial cells for therapy
  • Artificial cells in liver disease
  • Artificial cells as a novel approach to gene therapy
  • Capillary devices for therapy. Part 4 The clinical relevance of artificial cells and cell engineering: Artificial cells in medicine: with emphasis on blood substitutes
  • Bone marrow stromal cells as 'universal donor cells' for myocardial regeneration therapy
  • Myocardial regeneration, tissue engineering and therapy
  • Kidney diseases and potentials of artificial cells
  • Engineered cells for treatment of diabetes
  • Drug delivery system for active brain targeting
  • Artificial cells in enzyme therapy with emphasis on tyrosinase for melanoma in mice
  • Stem cell and regenerative medicine: commercial and pharmaceutical implications
  • Acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS): the mechanism, present therapy and therapeutic potential of cell-based therapy
  • Inflammatory bowel diseases: Current treatment strategies and potential for drug delivery using artificial cell microcapsules
  • Carrier-mediated and artificial-cell targeted cancer drug delivery.