A concise overview of tissue engineering technologies and materials towards specific applications, both past and potential growth areas in this unique discipline is provided to the reader. The specific area of the biomaterial component used within the paradigm of tissue engineering is examined in detail. This is the first work to specifically covers topics of interest with regards to the biomaterial component. The book is divided into 2 sections: (i) general materials technology (e.g., fibrous tissue scaffolds) and (ii) applications in the engineering of specific tissues (e.g., materials for cartilage tissue engineering). Each chapter covers the fundamentals and reflects not only a review of the literature, but also addresses the future of the topic. The book is intended for an audience of researchers in both industry and academia that are interested in a concise overview regarding the biomaterials component of tissue engineering, a topic that is timely and only growing as a field.
Author(s): Jason A. Burdick, Robert L. Mauck (auth.), Prof. Dr. Jason A. Burdick, Prof. Dr. Robert L. Mauck (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Wien
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 564
Tags: Biomaterials; Biochemical Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Medicinal Chemistry; Polymer Sciences; Biotechnology
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Hydrogels in Tissue Engineering....Pages 9-46
Fibrous Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering....Pages 47-73
Bioelastomers in Tissue Engineering....Pages 75-118
Microscale Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering....Pages 119-138
Micro and Nanotechnologies for Tissue Engineering....Pages 139-178
Bioceramics in Tissue Engineering....Pages 179-207
Natural Materials in Tissue Engineering Applications....Pages 209-241
Engineered Polypeptides for Tissue Engineering....Pages 243-275
Front Matter....Pages 277-277
Cartilage Engineering: Current Status and Future Trends....Pages 279-306
Biomaterials for Regeneration of Tendons and Ligaments....Pages 307-341
Materials for Bone Graft Substitutes and Osseous Tissue Regeneration....Pages 343-362
Fibrocartilage Tissue Engineering....Pages 363-387
Liver Tissue Engineering....Pages 389-419
Cardiac Tissue Engineering....Pages 421-456
Biomaterials Approaches in Vascular Engineering: a Review of Past and Future Trends....Pages 457-487
Neural Tissue Engineering....Pages 489-510
Controlling Stem Cells with Biomaterials....Pages 511-538
Front Matter....Pages 539-539
Translation of New Tissue Engineering Materials to Clinical Application....Pages 541-561
Back Matter....Pages 563-564
