Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Meyer, Ulrich. (Editor), Handschel, Jr̲g. (Editor), Wiesmann, Hans Peter. (Editor), Meyer, Thomas. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Medical laboratories.; Biochemistry.; Microbiology.; Biomaterials.; Medicine & Public Health.; Medical Biochemistry.; Laboratory Medicine.; Human Genetics.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77755-7

Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine provides a complete overview of the state of the art in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Tissue engineering has grown tremendously during the past decade. Advances in genetic medicine and stem cell technology have significantl...

Table of Contents:

• General aspects: General and ethical aspects. Biological considerations: Tissue and organ differentiation. Engineering strategies: Engineering at the genetic and molecular level
• Engineering at the cellular level
• Engineering at the tissue level
• Engineering at the organ level. Technical aspects: Biomaterial related aspects
• Scaffold related aspects
• Laboratory aspects and Bioreactor use. Transplantation issues: Functional aspects in biological engineering
• Immune system issues
• Study design principles. Clinical use: Clinical application
• Clinical handling and Regulatory issues.