Tissue engineering

For senior-level and first-year graduate courses in Tissue Engineering, in departments of bioengineering, and for students researching tissue replacement and restorations, as well as students of biology and life science working with primary and complex cell biology. This text-the first in its field-lays the foundation for students studying tissue engineering. It provides a conceptual framework that includes exposure to all the necessary background material in all areas.

Introduction. QUANTITATIVE CELL AND TISSUE BIOLOGY. Tissue Organization. Tissue Dynamics. Morphogenesis. Stem Cells. The Cellular Fate Processes. Coordination. CELL AND TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION. High-Throughput Biological Data. Cell and Tissue properties. Cell and Tissue Culture. Gene Transfer. ENGINEERING METHODS AND DESIGN. Time Constants. Scaling-up. Cell Separation. Biomaterial Scaffolds. Tailoring Biomaterials. CLINICAL IMPLEMENTATION. Conventional Approaches. Host Integration. Producing TE Therapies. Tissue Engineering Study Problems. Bibliography. Index.