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ISBN 10: 1845691768 ISBN 13: 9781845691769

Casa editrice: Woodhead Pub Ltd, 2007

Riassunto

Technology and research in the field of tissue engineering has drastically increased within the last few years to the extent that almost every tissue and organ of the human body could potentially be regenerated. With its distinguished editors and international team of contributors, Tissue Engineering using Ceramics and Polymers reviews the latest research and advances in this thriving area and how they can be used to develop treatments for disease states.

Part one discusses general issues such as ceramic and polymeric biomaterials, scaffolds, transplantation of engineered cells, surface modification and drug delivery. Later chapters review characterisation using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and secondary ion mass spectrometry as well as environmental scanning electron microscopy and Raman micro-spectroscopy. Chapters in part two analyse bone regeneration and specific types of tissue engineering and repair such as cardiac, intervertebral disc, skin, kidney and bladder tissue. The book concludes with the coverage of themes such as nerve bioengineering and the micromechanics of hydroxyapatite-based biomaterials and tissue scaffolds.

Tissue Engineering using Ceramics and Polymers is an innovative reference for professionals and academics involved in the field of tissue engineering.

• An innovative and up-to-date reference for professionals and academics
• Environmental scanning electron microscopy is discussed
• Analyses bone regeneration and specific types of tisue engineering

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Informazioni sull?autore

Dr. Aldo R. Boccaccini is Reader in Materials Science at Imperial College London, UK.

Dr. Julie E. Gough is Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Materials at the University of Manchester, UK. Dr. Gough is widely respected for her research and activities in the field of biomaterials and tissue engineering.

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Research and developments in tissue engineering have led to strong growth in this area. An important part of this is the progress in the applications of biomaterials in tissue engineering, making it an area of great interest in the scientific community. This second edition is a comprehensive review of the advances in the uses of ceramics and polymers in this field.

Part I considers the biomaterials used for tissue engineering. It introduces the properties and processing of bioactive ceramics and glasses as well as polymeric biomaterials, particularly biodegradable polymer phase nanocomposites. Part II reviews the advances in techniques for processing, characterisation and modelling of materials. The topics covered range from nanoscale design in biomineralization for bone tissue engineering to microscopy techniques for characterising cells to materials for perfusion bioreactors. Further, carrier systems and biosensors in biomedical applications are considered. Finally, Part III looks at the specific types of tissue and organ regeneration, with chapters concerning kidney, bladder, peripheral nerve, small intestine, skeletal muscle, cartilage, liver and myocardial tissue engineering. Important developments in collagen-based tubular constructs, bioceramic nanoparticles and multifunctional scaffolds for tissue engineering and drug delivery are also explained.

Tissue engineering using ceramics and polymers is a valuable reference tool for both academic researchers and scientists involved in biological materials or tissue engineering, including in the areas of bone reconstruction and repair, orthopaedic surgery and soft-tissue surgery.

Professor Aldo R. Boccaccini is Professor of Biomaterials and head of the Institute of Biomaterials at the University of Erlangen, Germany. Professor Peter X. Ma is the Richard H Kingery Endowed Collegiate Professor at the University of Michigan, USA

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Woodhead Pub Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1845691768
• ISBN 13: 9781845691769
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 624
• Redattore: Boccaccini Aldo, Gough Julie
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile