Biomaterials, Artificial Organs and Tissue Engineering

Maintaining quality of life in an ageing population is one of the great challenges of the 21st Century. This book summarises how this challenge is being met by multi-disciplinary developments of specialty biomaterials, devices, artificial organs and in-vitro growth of human cells as tissue engineered constructs.

Biomaterials, Artificial Organs and Tissue Engineering is intended for use as a textbook in a one semester course for upper level BS, MS and Meng students. The 25 chapters are organized in five parts: Part one provides an introduction to living and man-made materials for the non-specialist; Part two is an overview of clinical applications of various biomaterials and devices; Part three summarises the bioengineering principles, materials and designs used in artificial organs; Part four presents the concepts, cell techniques, scaffold materials and applications of tissue engineering; Part five provides an overview of the complex socio-economic factors involved in technology based healthcare, including regulatory controls, technology transfer processes and ethical issues.

• Comprehensive introduction to living and man-made materials
• Looks at clinical applications of various biomaterials and devices
• Bioengineering principles, materials and designs used in artificial organs are summarised

Larry L. Hench is Professor of Ceramic Materials at Imperial College London and Co-Director of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Centre. His academic career at the University of Florida, USA and Imperial College London, spanning forty years, has focussed on developing innovative new materials, including the discovery of Bioglass®, the first man-made material to bond to living tissues.

Julian R. Jones is a Royal Academy of Engineering/EPRSC Research Fellow in the Department of Materials, Imperial College London. In 2004 he was awarded the Silver Medal for outstanding achievement by a young researcher in materials science by the UK Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.