Methods in Bioengineering

Written and edited by recognized experts in the field, the new "Artech House Methods in Bioengineering" book series offers detailed guidance on authoritative methods for addressing specific bioengineering challenges. Offering a highly practical presentation of each topic, each book provides research engineers, scientists, and students with step-by-step procedures, clear examples, and effective ways to overcome problems that may be encountered. This cutting-edge volume is focused on methods to derive, manipulate, target, and/or prepare stem cells for clinical use. The book helps professionals master powerful stem cell bioengineering methods, enabling them to rigorously test hypotheses and compare their results to 'gold standards'.

The book contains step-by-step guidance on how to:
Derive and test human embryonic stem cells;
Analyze bone marrow stem cell function in vitro and in vivo;
Image a stem cell transplant;
Cryopreserve stem cells;
Differentiate stem cells using microscale techniques.

Martin Yarmush, is the Paul and Mary Monroe Professor of Science and Engineering at Rutgers University, and the Director of the Center for Engineering in Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Yarmush is an internationally recognized engineer and biophysical chemist. Biju Parekkadan is an instructor in surgery and bioengineering at Massachusetts General Hospital. His research focus is in the area of stem cell bioengineering. He holds a B.S. in biomedical engineering from Rutgers University and a Ph.D. in chemical and medical engineering from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology.

Series Editors-in-Chief for this Series are Martin L. Yarmush of Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, and Robert S. Langer, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Science and Technology.