Advances in Regenerative Medicine: Role of Nanotechnology, and Engineering Principles Role of Nanotechnology, and Engineering Principles /

The contributions to this book, all written by leading experts in their respective disciplines, describe and explore the various facets of regenerative medicine and highlight the role of the "the nano length scale" and of "nano-scale systems" in defining and controlling cell and...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Shastri, Venkatram Prasad. (Editor), Altankov, George. (Editor), Lendlein, Andreas. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Series:NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology,
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8790-4
Table of Contents:
  • Preface. Cell Adhesions and Signaling  A Tool for Biocompatibility Assessment
  • Development of Provisional Extracellular Matrix on Biomaterials Interface Lessons from In Vitro Cell Culture
  • Endothelial Progenitor Cells for Tissue Engineering and Tissue Regeneration
  • Dermal Precursors and the Originis of the Wound Fibroblast
  • Cell Based Therapies: What do we learn from Periosteal Osteochondrogenesis?- Bioreactor Systems in Regenerative Medicine
  • Biomimetic Approaches to Design of Tissue Engineering Bioreactors
  • The Nature of the Thermal Transition Influences the Shape-Memory Behavior of Polymer Networks.-Surface Engineered Polymeric Biomaterials with Improved Biocontact Properties.-Nanocomposites for regenerative medicine
  • Role of Spatial Distribution of Matricellular Cues in Controlling Cell Functions
  • Materials Surface Effects on Biological Interactions
  • Chemical and Physical Modifications of Biomaterial Surfaces to Control Adhesion of Cells
  • Results of Biocompatibility Testing of Novel, Multifuntional Polymeric Implant Materials in Vitro and in Vivo
  • UFOS, Worms, and Surfboards: What Shapes Teach us about Cell-Material Interactions
  • Nano-engineered Thin Films for Cell and Tissue-Contacting Applications. Injectable Hydrogels: From Basics To Nanotechnological Features And Potential Advances
  • Polyelectrolyte Complexes as Smart Nanoenginered Systems for Biotechnology and Gene Delivery.