Biomaterials Regulating Cell Function and Tissue Development: Volume 530 (MRS Proceedings) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 155899436X ISBN 13: 9781558994362

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1998

Synopsis

The primary goal of tissue engineering is to create natural living tissue to restore normal mechanical, metabolic or aesthetic function to an individual. The appropriate design of biomaterials, however, plays a key role in regulating cell behavior and tissue response, and is a key part of tissue regeneration strategy. Consequently, the realm of tissue engineering has come to encompass many materials-based disciplines. This book focuses on the modification and characterization of both natural and synthetic materials to alter the human body's regenerative response. More specifically, the volume consists of three sections. The design, preclinical and clinical evaluation of biomaterials and biomaterial-cell constructs aimed at functional tissue reconstruction is the primary focus of Part I. Control of cell interactions by tailoring biomaterial chemistry or surface properties is highlighted in Part II. Part III features orthopedic applications of cell interactive biomaterials.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 155899436X
• ISBN 13: 9781558994362
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 134
• Editor: Thomson Robert C., Mooney David J., Healy Kevin E., Ikada Yoshito, Mikos Antonios G.