Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering

Biological Design, Materials, and Fabrication

Claudio Migliaresi editor Antonella Motta editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd

Published:10th Jun '14

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Scaffolds for tissue engineering are devices that exploit specific and complex physical and biological functions, in vitro or in vivo, and communicate through biochemical and physical signals with cells and, when implanted, with the body environment. Scaffolds are produced mainly with synthetic materials, and their fabrication technologies are derived from already well-established industrial processes, with some new specific technologies having been developed in the last years to address required complexities.

Often, a generalist approach is followed for the translation of materials and technologies designed for other applications, without considering the specific role of scaffolds from a physical and biological point of view. The book illustrates scaffold design principles, with particular relevance to the biological requirements needed to control and drive the biological cross talk, and reviews materials and fabrication and validation methods.

"This comprehensive textbook begins with chapters covering the structural and functional biology of body tissues, their healing processes, and their regeneration and ends with a chapter looking toward the future commercialization of tissue-engineered scaffolds. It should be useful for those doing research on tissue-engineered scaffolds, companies developing tissue-engineered products, and clinicians looking to the future replacement of tissues in the clinic."

Prof. Allan S. Hoffman, University of Washington, USA

"The current volume provides an excellent basis to assist researchers in leaving the path of trial and error and designing scaffolds on the basis of true understanding. It is a must-read for anybody interested in tissue engineering."

Prof. Clemens A. van Blitterswijk, University of Twente, the Netherlands

"Tissue engineering is the most promising technology to treat various diseases by using cultured cells and will be a main actor in medical science in the twenty-first century. The fusion of medicine and engineering is essentially indispensable for tissue engineering, especially scaffold-based tissue engineering. This very timely book will be equally useful for those who have engineering, medical, and biological science background."

Prof. Teruo Okano, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Japan

ISBN: 9789814463201

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Weight: 1104g

698 pages