Principles of Tissue Engineering
Lanza, Robert; Langer, Robert; Vacanti, Joseph P.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- CONTENTS IN BRIEFv
- Table of contentsvii
- CONTRIBUTORSxix
- FOREWORDxxix
- PREFACExxxi
- PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITIONxxxiii
- PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITIONxxxv
- Introduction to Tissue Engineering1
- Chapter One: The History and Scope of Tissue Engineering3
- I. INTRODUCTION3
- II. SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGES4
- III. CELLS4
- IV. MATERIALS5
- V. GENERAL SCIENTIFIC ISSUES5
- VI. SOCIAL CHALLENGES6
- VII. REFERENCES6
- Chapter Two: The Challenge of Imitating Nature7
- I. INTRODUCTION7
- II. CELL TECHNOLOGY8
- III. CONSTRUCT TECHNOLOGY10
- IV. INTEGRATION INTO THE LIVING SYSTEM11
- V. CONCLUDING DISCUSSION12
- VI. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS13
- VII. REFERENCES13
- Chapter Three: Moving into the Clinic15
- I. INTRODUCTION15
- II. HISTORY OF CLINICAL TISSUE ENGINEERING16
- III. STRATEGIES TO ADVANCE TOWARD THE CLINIC20
- IV. BRINGING TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS TO THE CLINICAL SETTING26
- V. TRANSITION TO CLINICAL TESTING28
- VI. ESTABLISHING A REGULATORY PATHWAY30
- VII. CONCLUSIONS30
- VIII. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS30
- IX. REFERENCES31
- Chapter Four: Future Perspectives33
- I. CLINICAL NEED33
- II. CURRENT STATE OF THE FIELD33
- III. CURRENT CHALLENGES34
- IV. FUTURE DIRECTIONS34
- V. FUTURE CHALLENGES42
- VI. REFERENCES42
- Part One: The Basis of Growth and Differentiation51
- Chapter Five: Molecular Biology of the Cell53
- I. INTRODUCTION53
- II. THE CELL NUCLEUS54
- III. THE CYTOPLASM56
- IV. GROWTH AND DEATH58
- V. CYTOSKELETON60
- VI. CELL ADHESION MOLECULES61
- VII. EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX62
- VIII. CULTURE MEDIA63
- IX. CELLS IN TISSUES64
- X. FURTHER READING65
- Chapter Six: Organization of Cells into Higher-Ordered Structures67
- I. INTRODUCTION67
- II. MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF THE EMT68
- III. THE EMT TRANSCRIPTIONAL PROGRAM70
- IV. MOLECULAR CONTROL OF THE EMT72
- V. CONCLUSION76
- VI. REFERENCES76
- Chapter Seven: The Dynamics of Cell–ECM Interactions81
- I. INTRODUCTION81
- II. CELL–ECM INTERACTIONS84
- III. SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION EVENTS DURING CELL–ECM INTERACTIONS90
- IV. RELEVANCE FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING93
- V. REFERENCES95
- Chapter Eight: Matrix Molecules and Their Ligands101
- I. INTRODUCTION101
- II. COLLAGENS „ MAJOR CONSTITUENTS OF ECM102
- III. ELASTIC FIBERS AND MICROFIBRILS107
- IV. OTHER MULTIFUNCTIONAL PROTEINS IN ECM107
- V. PROTEOGLYCANS „ MULTIFUNCTIONAL MOLECULES IN THE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX AND ON CELL SURFACES111
- VI. CONCLUSION112
- VII. REFERENCES112
- Chapter Nine: Morphogenesis and Tissue Engineering117
- I. INTRODUCTION117
- II. BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS (BMPs)118
- III. CARTILAGE-DERIVED MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS (CDMPs)121
- IV. PLEIOTROPY AND THRESHOLDS121
- V. BMPs BIND TO EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX122
- VI. BMP RECEPTORS122
- VII. RESPONDING STEM CELLS123
- VIII. MORPHOGENS AND GENE THERAPY123
- IX. BIOMIMETIC BIOMATERIALS124
- X. TISSUE ENGINEERING OF BONES AND JOINTS124
- XI. FUTURE CHALLENGES125
- XII. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS126
- XIII. REFERENCES126
- Chapter Ten: Gene Expression, Cell Determination, and Differentiation129
- I. INTRODUCTION129
- II. DETERMINATION AND DIFFERENTIATION129
- III. MyoD AND THE bHLH FAMILY OF DEVELOPMENTAL REGULATORY FACTORS131
- IV. MEFs „ COREGULATORS OF DEVELOPMENT132
- V. PAX IN DEVELOPMENT132
- VI. CONCLUSIONS132
- VII. REFERENCES133
- Part Two: In Vitro Control of Tissue Development135
- Chapter Eleven: Engineering Functional Tissues137
- I. INTRODUCTION137
- II. KEY CONCEPTS138
- III. IN VITRO STUDIES AIMED AT CLINICAL TRANSLATION139
- IV. REPRESENTATIVE IN VITRO CULTURE ENVIRONMENTS139
- V. CONVECTIVE MIXING, FLOW, AND MASS TRANSFER142
- VI. CULTURE DURATION AND MECHANICAL CONDITIONING145
- VII. CONCLUSIONS149
- VIII. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS150
- IX. REFERENCES150
- Chapter Twelve: Principles of Tissue Culture and Bioreactor Design155
- I. INTRODUCTION155
- II. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF CELL AND TISSUE CULTURE155
- III. PRINCIPLES OF BIOREACTOR DESIGN164
- IV. SUMMARY180
- V. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS180
- VI. REFERENCES180
- Chapter Thirteen: Regulation of Cell Behavior by Extracellular Proteins185
- I. INTRODUCTION185
- II. THROMBOSPONDIN-1185
- III. THROMBOSPONDIN-2187
- IV. TENASCIN-C187
- V. OSTEOPONTIN188
- VI. SPARC189
- VII. CONCLUSIONS190
- VIII. REFERENCES191
- Chapter Fourteen: Growth Factors193
- I. INTRODUCTION193
- II. WOUND HEALING194
- III. GROWTH FACTORS AND CYTOKINES ACTIVE AS EARLY MEDIATORS OF THE INFLAMMATORY PROCESS195
- IV. INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE MEDIATORS ACTIVATE TRANSCRIPTION OF QUIESCENT GENES196
- V. BIOLOGIC PROPERTIES OF SIG (CHEMOKINE) FAMILY MEMBERS197
- VI. REGULATION OF JE GENE EXPRESSION BY GLUCOCORTICOIDS197
- VII. GROWTH FACTORS AND ACCELERATED HEALING197
- VIII. ROLE OF BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR AND ANGIOGENESIS199
- IX. PLEIOTROPHIN REMODELS TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT AND STIMULATES ANGIOGENESIS200
- X. OTHER ROLES OF GROWTH FACTORS AND CYTOKINES201
- XI. CONCLUSIONS201
- XII. REFERENCES201
- Chapter Fifteen: Mechanochemical Control of Cell Fate Switching207
- I. INTRODUCTION207
- II. EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION207
- III. PATTERN FORMATION THROUGH ECM REMODELING209
- IV. MECHANOCHEMICAL SWITCHING BETWEEN CELL FATES210
- V. SUMMARY213
- VI. THE FUTURE213
- VII. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS214
- VIII. REFERENCES214
- Part Three: In Vivo Synthesis of Tissues and Organs217
- Chapter Sixteen: In Vivo Synthesis of Tissues and Organs219
- I. INTRODUCTION219
- II. MAMMALIAN RESPONSE TO INJURY220
- III. METHODS TO TREAT LOSS OF ORGAN FUNCTION221
- IV. ACTIVE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX ANALOGS223
- V. BASIC PARAMETERS FOR IN VIVO REGENERATION STUDIES: REPRODUCIBLE, NONREGENERATIVE WOUNDS227
- VI. EXAMPLES OF IN VIVO ORGAN REGENERATION228
- VII. CONCLUSIONS235
- VIII. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS236
- IX. REFERENCES236
- Part Four: Models for Tissue Engineering239
- Chapter Seventeen: Models as Precursors for Prosthetic Devices241
- I. INTRODUCTION241
- II. PIGMENTATION OF THE LIVING-SKIN EQUIVALENT (LSE) IN VITRO244
- III. THE LIVING-SKIN EQUIVALENT AS AN IMMUNOLOGICAL MODEL244
- IV. THE LIVING-SKIN EQUIVALENT AS A DISEASE MODEL244
- V. WOUND-HEALING MODEL246
- VI. VASCULAR MODELS WITHOUT CELLS247
- VII. VASCULAR MODELS WITH CELLS ADDED247
- VIII. CONCLUSIONS248
- IX. REFERENCES249
- Chapter Eighteen: Quantitative Aspects251
- I. INTRODUCTION251
- II. MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS WITH CELLS251
- III. MOLECULAR AND CELL TRANSPORT THROUGH TISSUE253
- IV. CELL AND TISSUE MECHANICS256
- V. REFERENCES260
- Part Five: Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering263
- Chapter Nineteen: Micro-Scale Patterning of Cells and Their Environment265
- I. INTRODUCTION265
- II. SOFT LITHOGRAPHY266
- III. SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS (SAMs)266
- IV. MICROCONTACT PRINTING AND MICROFEATURES USED IN CELL BIOLOGY267
- V. MICROFLUIDIC PATTERNING272
- VI. LAMINAR FLOW PATTERNING272
- VII. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE PROSPECTS274
- VIII. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS275
- IX. REFERENCES275
- Chapter Twenty: Cell Interactions with Polymers279
- I. INTRODUCTION279
- II. METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING CELL INTERACTIONS WITH POLYMERS279
- III. CELL INTERACTIONS WITH POLYMERS283
- IV. CELL INTERACTIONS WITH POLYMERS IN SUSPENSION289
- V. CELL INTERACTIONS WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL POLYMER SCAFFOLDS AND GELS291
- VI. CELL INTERACTIONS UNIQUE TO THE IN VIVO SETTING292
- VII. REFERENCES293
- Chapter Twenty-One: Matrix Effects297
- I. INTRODUCTION297
- II. EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS AND THEIR RECEPTORS297
- III. MODEL SYSTEMS FOR STUDY OF MATRIX INTERACTIONS301
- IV. CELL PATTERN FORMATION BY SUBSTRATE PATTERNING304
- V. CONCLUSIONS304
- VI. REFERENCES305
- Chapter Twenty-Two: Polymer Scaffold Fabrication309
- I. INTRODUCTION309
- II. FIBER BONDING310
- III. ELECTROSPINNING311
- IV. SOLVENT CASTING AND PARTICULATE LEACHING311
- V. MELT MOLDING312
- VI. MEMBRANE LAMINATION312
- VII. EXTRUSION312
- VIII. FREEZE-DRYING313
- IX. PHASE SEPARATION313
- X. HIGH-INTERNAL-PHASE EMULSION313
- XI. GAS FOAMING313
- XII. POLYMER/CERAMIC COMPOSITE FABRICATION314
- XIII. RAPID PROTOTYPING OF SOLID FREE FORMS315
- XIV. PEPTIDE SELF-ASSEMBLY316
- XV. IN SITU POLYMERIZATION316
- XVI. CONCLUSIONS317
- XVII. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS317
- XVIII. REFERENCES320
- Chapter Twenty-Three: Biodegradable Polymers323
- I. INTRODUCTION323
- II. BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER SELECTION CRITERIA323
- III. BIOLOGICALLY DERIVED BIORESORBABLES324
- IV. SYNTHETIC POLYMERS327
- V. CREATING MATERIALS FOR TISSUE-ENGINEERED PRODUCTS332
- VI. CONCLUSION333
- VII. REFERENCES333
- Chapter Twenty-Four: Micro- and Nanofabricated Scaffolds341
- I. INTRODUCTION341
- II. ADAPTATION OF TRADITIONAL MICRO-SCALE TECHNIQUES FOR SCAFFOLD FABRICATION342
- III. THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCAFFOLDS WITH MICRO-SCALE ARCHITECTURE346
- IV. THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCAFFOLD ASSEMBLY348
- V. MICROFABRICATION OF CELL-SEEDED SCAFFOLDS352
- VI. SUMMARY AND FUTURE DIRECTION356
- VII. REFERENCES357
- Chapter Twenty-Five: Three-Dimensional Scaffolds359
- I. INTRODUCTION359
- II. THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCAFFOLD DESIGN AND ENGINEERING360
- III. CONCLUSIONS370
- IV. REFERENCES371
- Part Six: Transplantation of Engineered Cells and Tissues375
- Chapter Twenty-Six: Tissue Engineering and Transplantation in the Fetus377
- I. INTRODUCTION377
- II. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FETAL CELLS378
- III. FETAL TISSUE ENGINEERING379
- IV. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS384
- V. THE FETUS AS A TRANSPLANTATION HOST384
- VI. CONCLUSIONS385
- VII. REFERENCES386
- Chapter Twenty-Seven: Immunomodulation389
- I. INTRODUCTION389
- II. ORIGIN OF THE DESIGNER TISSUE CONCEPT390
- III. FIRST DEMONSTRATION OF THE CONCEPT390
- IV. EXPANSION OF RESEARCH ON DESIGNER TISSUES391
- V. ANTIBODY MASKING391
- VI. GENE ABLATION392
- VII. RNA ABLATION393
- VIII. ENZYME ABLATION393
- IX. MECHANISMS OF GRAFT SURVIVAL AFTER CLASS I DONOR ABLATION OR ANTIBODY MASKING394
- X. ROLE OF CLASS I MODIFICATIONS IN RESISTANCE TO RECURRENT AUTOIMMUNITY395
- XI. LAUNCHING OF XENOGENEIC HUMAN CLINICAL TRIALS IN THE UNITED STATES USING IMMUNOMODULATION396
- XII. COMMENT396
- XIII. REFERENCES397
- Chapter Twenty-Eight: Immunoisolation399
- I. INTRODUCTION399
- II. THEORY AND CAPSULE FORMAT399
- III. CELL SOURCING401
- IV. HOST IMMUNE RESPONSES TO ENCAPSULATED CELLS401
- V. CONCLUSION402
- VI. REFERENCES403
- Chapter Twenty-Nine: Engineering Challenges in Immunobarrier Device Development405
- I. INTRODUCTION405
- II. ENGINEERING CHALLENGES406
- III. STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING IMMUNOBARRIER DEVICES410
- IV. THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF PFC-CONTAINING MICROCAPSULES411
- V. FUTURE DIRECTIONS416
- VI. REFERENCES416
- Part Seven: Stem Cells419
- Chapter Thirty: Embryonic Stem Cells421
- I. INTRODUCTION421
- II. DERIVATION OF HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS (hESC)422
- III. SELECTING EMBRYOS FOR PRODUCING EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS422
- IV. MAINTAINING EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS423
- V. PLURIPOTENTIAL MARKERS OF EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS423
- VI. GENETIC MANIPULATION OF EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS424
- VII. DIFFERENTIATION OF EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS424
- VIII. DIRECTING DIFFERENTIATION OF EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS425
- IX. COCULTURE SYSTEMS FOR DIRECTED DIFFERENTIATION OF EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS425
- X. CONCLUDING COMMENTS426
- XI. REFERENCES426
- Chapter Thirty-One: Adult Epithelial Tissue Stem Cells431
- I. INTRODUCTION431
- II. A DEFINITION OF STEM CELLS432
- III. HIERARCHICALLY ORGANIZED STEM CELL POPULATIONS433
- IV. SKIN STEM CELLS435
- V. INTESTINAL STEM CELL SYSTEM437
- VI. STEM CELL ORGANIZATION IN FILIFORM PAPILLAE ON THE DORSAL SURFACE OF THE TONGUE441
- VII. GENERALIZED SCHEME441
- VIII. ADULT STEM CELL PLASTICITY442
- IX. REFERENCES443
- Chapter Thirty-Two: Embryonic Stem Cells as a Cell Source for Tissue Engineering445
- I. INTRODUCTION445
- II. MAINTENANCE OF ESCS446
- III. DIRECTED DIFFERENTIATION448
- IV. ISOLATION OF SPECIFIC PROGENITOR CELLS FROM ESCs451
- V. TRANSPLANTATION452
- VI. FUTURE PROSPECTS454
- VII. CONCLUSIONS454
- VIII. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS455
- IX. REFERENCES455
- Chapter Thirty-Three: Postnatal Stem Cells459
- I. INTRODUCTION459
- II. RESERVOIRS OF POSTNATAL STEM CELLS459
- III. CURRENT APPROACHES TO TISSUE ENGINEERING460
- IV. CONCLUSIONS465
- V. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS466
- VI. REFERENCES466
- Part Eight: Gene Therapy469
- Chapter Thirty-Four: Gene Therapy471
- I. INTRODUCTION471
- II. STRATEGIES OF GENE THERAPY472
- III. EX VIVO VS. IN VIVO GENE THERAPY472
- IV. CHROMOSOMAL VS. EXTRACHROMOSOMAL PLACEMENT OF THE TRANSFERRED GENE473
- V. GENE TRANSFER VECTORS474
- VI. CELL-SPECIFIC TARGETING STRATEGIES480
- VII. REGULATED EXPRESSION OF THE TRANSFERRED GENE483
- VIII. COMBINING GENE TRANSFER WITH STEM CELL STRATEGIES485
- IX. CHALLENGES TO GENE THERAPY FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING487
- X. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS487
- XI. REFERENCES487
- Chapter Thirty-Five: Gene Delivery into Cells and Tissues493
- I. INTRODUCTION493
- II. GENE DELIVERY SYSTEMS493
- III. EXPLORING THE ROLE OF RECEPTOR LIGAND SIGNALING AND RECEPTOR CLUSTERING IN AGENT DELIVERY495
- IV. OVERVIEW OF NANOVEHICLE UPTAKE AND TRAFFICKING497
- V. STABILITY OF NANOVECTORS IN BUFFERS AND BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS: STERIC VS. ELECTROSTATIC STABILIZATION500
- VI. LOCALIZATION AND TARGETING501
- VII. DRUG LOADING503
- VIII. GENE DELIVERY SYSTEMS (GDS)504
- IX. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR GENE DELIVERY SYSTEMS507
- X. OUTLOOK509
- XI. ACKNOWLEDGMENT510
- XII. REFERENCES510
- Part Nine: Breast517
- Chapter Thirty-Six: Breast Reconstruction519
- I. INTRODUCTION519
- II. CELL TYPES FOR SOFT-TISSUE ENGINEERING521
- III. MATERIALS522
- IV. ANIMAL MODELS526
- V. STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE THE VASCULARIZATION OF ENGINEERED TISSUE528
- VI. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS530
- VII. CONCLUDING REMARKS530
- VIII. REFERENCES531
- Part Ten: Cardiovascular System535
- Chapter Thirty-Seven: Progenitor Cells and Cardiac Homeostasis537
- I. INTRODUCTION537
- II. ORGAN HOMEOSTASIS537
- III. CARDIAC HOMEOSTASIS539
- IV. PROPERTIES OF EXOGENOUS AND ENDOGENOUS CELLS FOR CARDIAC REPAIR541
- V. THE EMBRYO AS A MODEL OF PROGENITOR CELL ENGRAFTMENT AND PLASTICITY545
- VI. CONCLUSIONS547
- VII. REFERENCES547
- Chapter Thirty-Eight: Cardiac-Tissue Engineering551
- I. INTRODUCTION551
- II. CLINICAL PROBLEM551
- III. PROBLEM DEFINITION552
- IV. PREVIOUS WORK554
- V. BIOMIMETIC APPROACH TO CARDIAC-TISSUE ENGINEERING554
- VI. ENGINEERED HEART TISSUE BY MECHANICAL STIMULATION OF CELLS IN COLLAGEN GELS560
- VII. CELL-SHEET TISSUE ENGINEERING563
- VIII. SUMMARY AND CURRENT RESEARCH NEEDS563
- IX. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS565
- X. REFERENCES566
- Chapter Thirty-Nine: Blood Vessels569
- I. INTRODUCTION569
- II. CURRENT STATUS OF VASCULAR CONDUITS570
- III. PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF CURRENT GRAFTS TO IMPROVE DURABILITY572
- IV. THERAPEUTIC ANGIOGENESIS AND ARTERIOGENESIS576
- V. TISSUE-ENGINEERED VASCULAR GRAFTS577
- VI. ENDOVASCULAR STENTS AND STENT GRAFTS581
- VII. CONCLUSION582
- VIII. REFERENCES582
- Chapter Forty: Heart Valves585
- I. INTRODUCTION585
- II. HEART VALVE FUNCTION AND STRUCTURE585
- III. CELLULAR BIOLOGY OF THE HEART VALVE586
- IV. HEART VALVE DYSFUNCTION AND VALVULAR REPAIR AND REMODELING588
- V. APPLICATION OF TISSUE ENGINEERING TOWARD THE CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE590
- VI. CONCLUSION597
- VII. REFERENCES597
- Part Eleven: Endocrinology and Metabolism603
- Chapter Forty-One: Generation of Islets from Stem Cells605
- I. INTRODUCTION605
- II. ISLET TRANSPLANTATION606
- III. ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ISLET CELLS608
- IV. BIOMATERIALS611
- V. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS615
- VI. REFERENCES616
- Chapter Forty-Two: Bioartificial Pancreas619
- I. INTRODUCTION619
- II. CELL TYPES FOR PANCREATIC SUBSTITUTES620
- III. CONSTRUCT TECHNOLOGY623
- IV. IN VIVO IMPLANTATION626
- V. CONCLUDING REMARKS629
- VI. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS630
- VII. REFERENCES630
- Chapter Forty-Three: Engineering Pancreatic Beta-Cells635
- I. INTRODUCTION635
- II. ENGINEERING TO GENERATE INSULIN-PRODUCING CELLS636
- III. ENGINEERING TO IMPROVE ISLET SURVIVAL640
- IV. VECTORS FOR ENGINEERING ISLETS AND BETA-CELLS641
- V. CONCLUSION643
- VI. REFERENCES643
- Chapter Forty-Four: Thymus and Parathyroid Organogenesis647
- I. INTRODUTION647
- II. STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY OF THE THYMUS647
- III. IN VITRO T-CELL DIFFERENTIATION649
- IV. THYMUS ORGANOGENESIS650
- V. SUMMARY658
- VI. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS658
- VII. REFERENCES658
- Part Twelve: Gastrointestinal System663
- Chapter Forty-Five: Adult Stem Cells in Normal Gastrointestinal Function and Inflammatory Disease665
- I. INTRODUCTION665
- II. DEFINING PROPERTIES OF ADULT STEM CELLS666
- III. CELLS OF THE INTESTINE666
- IV. IDENTIFICATION OF INTESTINAL STEM CELLS669
- V. PATHWAYS OF CELLULAR DIFFERENTIATION IN THE INTESTINE670
- VI. ADULT STEM CELL PLASTICITY672
- VII. BONE MARROW CONTRIBUTION TO THE CELLS IN THE ADULT INTESTINE672
- VIII. ORIGIN OF THE ISEMFS673
- IX. BONE MARROW–DERIVED VASCULAR LINEAGES CONTRIBUTE TO TISSUE REGENERATION IN IBD674
- X. STEM CELL PLASTICITY: DE NOVO CELL GENERATION OR HETEROKARYON FORMATION675
- XI. BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION AS A POTENTIAL THERAPY FOR CROHN’S DISEASE676
- XII. REFERENCES676
- Chapter Forty-Six: Alimentary Tract681
- I. INTRODUCTION681
- II. TISSUE-ENGINEERED SMALL INTESTINE681
- III. TISSUE-ENGINEERED ESOPHAGUS686
- IV. TISSUE-ENGINEERED STOMACH689
- V. TISSUE-ENGINEERED LARGE INTESTINE691
- VI. CONCLUSIONS692
- VII. REFERENCES692
- Chapter Forty-Seven: Liver Stem Cells695
- I. INTRODUCTION695
- II. DEFINITION OF A TISSUE-DERIVED STEM CELL695
- III. CELLULAR ORGANIZATION OF THE ADULT LIVER696
- IV. HEPATOCYTES: THE FUNCTIONAL UNIT OF THE LIVER WITH STEM CELL PROPERTIES696
- V. LIVER STEM CELLS699
- VI. LIVER STEM CELLS AND THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES703
- VII. CONCLUSION704
- VIII. REFERENCES704
- Chapter Forty-Eight: Liver707
- I. INTRODUCTION707
- II. LIVER FAILURE AND CURRENT TREATMENTS707
- III. CELL SOURCES FOR LIVER CELL–BASED THERAPIES709
- IV. IN VITRO HEPATIC CULTURE MODELS711
- V. EXTRACORPOREAL BIOARTIFICIAL LIVER DEVICES717
- VI. CELL TRANSPLANTATION721
- VII. THREE-DIMENSIONAL HEPATOCELLULAR SYSTEMS: DEVELOPMENT OF IMPLANTABLE THERAPEUTIC CONSTRUCTS722
- VIII. ANIMAL MODELS726
- IX. CONCLUSION726
- X. REFERENCES726
- Part Thirteen: Hematopoietic System733
- Chapter Forty-Nine: Hematopoietic Stem Cells735
- I. INTRODUCTION735
- II. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND735
- III. PROPERTIES OF HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS (HSC)736
- IV. ONTOGENY OF HSC737
- V. MIGRATION, MOBILIZATION, AND HOMING OF HSC738
- VI. HSC PROLIFERATION AND EXPANSION IN VITRO739
- VII. NEGATIVE REGULATION OF HSC744
- VIII. HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL NICHES744
- IX. CONCLUSION745
- X. REFERENCES746
- Chapter Fifty: Red Blood Cell Substitutes749
- I. INTRODUCTION749
- II. MODIFIED HEMOGLOBIN750
- III. FIRST-GENERATION MODIFIED HEMOGLOBIN751
- IV. NEW GENERATIONS OF MODIFIED HEMOGLOBIN753
- V. A CHEMICAL APPROACH BASED ON PERFLUOROCHEMICALS755
- VI. CONCLUSIONS755
- VII. LINK TO WEBSITES756
- VIII. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS756
- IX. REFERENCES756
- Chapter Fifty-One: Lymphoid Cells759
- I. INTRODUCTION759
- II. PROPERTIES OF LYMPHOCYTES760
- III. LYMPHOCYTE ENGINEERING: REALITY AND POTENTIAL760
- IV. INDUCTIVE MODEL OF SEQUENTIAL CELL COMMITMENT OF HEMATOPOIESIS760
- V. DIAGRAMS TO EXPLAIN THIS MODEL761
- VI. SOME COMMENTS ON THIS MODEL761
- VII. CRITERIA FOR ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES OF LYMPHOPOIESIS763
- VIII. STAGES OF LYMPHOPOIESIS FOR ENGINEERING763
- IX. CONCLUDING REMARKS AND PROSPECTS FOR LYMPHOCYTE ENGINEERING779
- X. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS780
- XI. REFERENCES780
- Part Fourteen: Kidney and Genitourinary System785
- Chapter Fifty-Two: Stem Cells in Kidney Development and Regeneration787
- I. INTRODUCTION787
- II. KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT787
- III. GENES THAT SPECIFY EARLY KIDNEY CELL LINEAGES789
- IV. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL CELL LINEAGES792
- V. REGENERATION AND RENAL STEM CELLS794
- VI. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS797
- VII. REFERENCES797
- Chapter Fifty-Three: Renal Replacement Devices801
- I. INTRODUCTION801
- II. BASICS OF KIDNEY FUNCTION801
- III. TISSUE-ENGINEERING APPROACH TO RENAL FUNCTION REPLACEMENT802
- IV. REFERENCES809
- Chapter Fifty-Four: Genitourinary System811
- I. INTRODUCTION811
- II. RECONSTITUTION STRATEGIES811
- III. ROLE OF BIOMATERIALS812
- IV. VASCULARIZATION812
- V. PROGRESS IN TISSUE ENGINEERING OF UROLOGIC STRUCTURES812
- VI. ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS816
- VII. CONCLUSION818
- VIII. REFERENCES818
- Part Fifteen: Musculoskeletal System821
- Chapter Fifty-Five: Mesenchymal Stem Cells823
- I. INTRODUCTION823
- II. MSC BIOLOGY RELEVANT TO MUSCULOSKELETAL-TISSUE ENGINEERING823
- III. MSCs IN MUSCULOSKELETAL TISSUE ENGINEERING829
- IV. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES838
- V. ACKNOWLEDGMENT838
- VI. REFERENCES838
- Chapter Fifty-Six: Bone Regeneration845
- I. INTRODUCTION845
- II. CELL-BASED APPROACH TO BONE-TISSUE ENGINEERING846
- III. GROWTH FACTOR–BASED THERAPIES853
- IV. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE TRENDS857
- V. REFERENCES857
- Chapter Fifty-Seven: Bone and Cartilage Reconstruction861
- I. INTRODUCTION861
- II. BONE RECONSTRUCTION861
- III. CLINICAL APPLICATION OF ENGINEERED BONE867
- IV. CARTILAGE RECONSTRUCTION868
- V. CONCLUSION873
- VI. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS874
- VII. REFERENCES874
- Chapter Fifty-Eight: Regeneration and Replacement of the Intervertebral Disc877
- I. INTRODUCTION877
- II. IVD STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION878
- III. BIOMATERIALS FOR NUCLEUS PULPOSUS REPLACEMENT880
- IV. CELL-BIOMATERIAL CONSTRUCTS FOR IVD REGENERATION882
- V. CELLULAR ENGINEERING FOR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC REGENERATION886
- VI. GROWTH FACTORS AND BIOLOGICS FOR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC REGENERATION889
- VII. GENE THERAPY FOR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC REGENERATION889
- VIII. CONCLUDING REMARKS891
- IX. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS891
- X. REFERENCES891
- Chapter Fifty-Nine: Articular Cartilage Injury897
- I. INTRODUCTION897
- II. ARTICULAR-CARTILAGE INJURY AND JOINT DEGENERATION898
- III. MECHANISMS OF ARTICULAR-CARTILAGE INJURIES898
- IV. RESPONSE OF ARTICULAR CARTILAGE TO INJURY900
- V. PREVENTING JOINT DEGENERATION FOLLOWING INJURY902
- VI. PROMOTING ARTICULAR SURFACE REPAIR902
- VII. CONCLUSION904
- VIII. REFERENCES904
- Chapter Sixty: Tendons and Ligaments909
- I. INTRODUCTION909
- II. NEED FOR BIOENGINEERED TENDON AND LIGAMENT SUBSTITUTES910
- III. HISTOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF TENDONS AND LIGAMENTS910
- IV. TISSUE-ENGINEERED ACL SUBSTITUTES911
- V. CONCLUSION915
- VI. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS916
- VII. REFERENCES916
- Chapter Sixty-One: Mechanosensory Mechanisms in Bone919
- I. INTRODUCTION919
- II. THE CONNECTED CELLULAR NETWORK (CCN)920
- III. MECHANOSENSATION ON THE CCN921
- IV. MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS927
- V. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS928
- VI. REFERENCES928
- Chapter Sixty-Two: Skeletal-Tissue Engineering935
- I. INTRODUCTION935
- II. DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS936
- III. CRITICAL-SIZED DEFECTS937
- IV. CELLULAR THERAPY937
- V. CYTOKINES938
- VI. SCAFFOLDS940
- VII. ANGIOGENESIS940
- VIII. TISSUE ENGINEERING IN PRACTICE941
- IX. CONCLUSION942
- X. REFERENCES942
- Part Sixteen: Nervous System945
- Chapter Sixty-Three: Neural Stem Cells947
- I. INTRODUCTION947
- II. NEURAL DEVELOPMENT947
- III. NEURAL STEM CELLS948
- IV. EMBRYONIC STEM CELL–DERIVED NEURAL STEM CELLS AND NEURAL PROGENY951
- V. APPLICATIONS IN BIOLOGY AND DISEASE955
- VI. CONCLUSION958
- VII. REFERENCES958
- Chapter Sixty-Four: Brain Implants967
- I. INTRODUCTION967
- II. CELL REPLACEMENT IMPLANTS968
- III. CELL PROTECTION AND REGENERATION IMPLANTS970
- IV. COMBINED REPLACEMENT AND REGENERATION IMPLANTS973
- V. DISEASE TARGETS FOR BRAIN IMPLANTS974
- VI. SURGICAL CONSIDERATIONS975
- VII. CONCLUSIONS975
- VIII. REFERENCES975
- Chapter Sixty-Five: Spinal Cord977
- I. INTRODUCTION977
- II. THE PROBLEM977
- III. SPINAL CORD ORGANIZATION978
- IV. INJURY978
- V. SPONTANEOUS REGENERATION979
- VI. CURRENT LIMITATIONS AND APPROACHES TO REPAIR AND REDEFINING GOALS979
- VII. SPINAL CORD DEVELOPMENT980
- VIII. EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS981
- IX. NOVEL APPROACHES TO CNS REPAIR986
- X. TOWARD HUMAN TRIALS989
- XI. CONCLUSIONS990
- XII. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS991
- XIII. REFERENCES991
- Chapter Sixty-Six: Protection and Repair of Audition995
- I. INTRODUCTION995
- II. INTERVENTIONS TO PREVENT HEARING LOSS/COCHLEAR DAMAGE996
- III. HAIR CELL REGENERATION998
- IV. AUDITORY NERVE SURVIVAL FOLLOWING DEAFNESS999
- V. GENETIC DEAFNESS1000
- VI. METHODS OF THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION1000
- VII. CONCLUSIONS1002
- VIII. REFERENCES1003
- Part Seventeen: Ophthalmic Applications1009
- Chapter Sixty-Seven: Stem Cells in the Eye1011
- I. INTRODUCTION1011
- II. CORNEAL EPITHELIAL STEM CELLS1011
- III. RETINAL PROGENITOR CELLS1017
- IV. BONE MARROW STEM CELLS1017
- V. POTENTIAL FOR STEM CELLS IN OCULAR REPAIR AND TISSUE ENGINEERING1018
- VI. REFERENCES1018
- Chapter Sixty-Eight: Corneal-Tissue Replacement1025
- I. INTRODUCTION1025
- II. SYNTHETIC CORNEAL REPLACEMENTS1029
- III. CORNEAL-TISSUE ENGINEERING1031
- IV. CURRENT STATE OF CORNEAL-TISSUE ENGINEERING AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS1043
- V. REFERENCES1043
- Chapter Sixty-Nine: Vision Enhancement Systems1049
- I. INTRODUCTION1049
- II. VISUAL SYSTEM, ARCHITECTURE, AND (DYS)FUNCTION1049
- III. CURRENT AND NEAR-TERM APPROACHES TO VISION RESTORATION1052
- IV. EMERGING APPLICATION AREAS FOR ENGINEERED CELLS AND TISSUES1058
- V. CONCLUSION: TOWARD 20/20 VISION1061
- VI. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS1061
- VII. REFERENCES1061
- Part Eighteen: Oral/Dental Applications1065
- Chapter Seventy: Biological Tooth Replacement and Repair1067
- I. INTRODUCTION1067
- II. TOOTH DEVELOPMENT1067
- III. WHOLE TOOTH-TISSUE ENGINEERING1068
- IV. DENTAL-TISSUE REGENERATION1071
- V. CONCLUSIONS1075
- VI. REFERENCES1075
- Chapter Seventy-One: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery1079
- I. INTRODUCTION1079
- II. SPECIAL CHALLENGES IN ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL RECONSTRUCTION1079
- III. CURRENT METHODS OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL RECONSTRUCTION1082
- IV. RELEVANT STRATEGIES IN ORAL- AND MAXILLOFACIAL-TISSUE ENGINEERING1085
- V. FUTURE OF ORAL- AND MAXILLOFACIAL-TISSUE ENGINEERING1091
- VI. REFERENCES1091
- Chapter Seventy-Two: Periodontal-Tissue Engineering1095
- I. INTRODUCTION1095
- II. FACTORS FOR PERIODONTAL TISSUE ENGINEERING AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE1097
- III. CURRENT APPROACHES IN PERIODONTAL TISSUE ENGINEERING1099
- IV. FUTURE DIRECTIONS1104
- V. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS1105
- VI. REFERENCES1105
- Part Nineteen: Respiratory System1111
- Chapter Seventy-Three: Progenitor Cells in the Respiratory System1113
- I. INTRODUCTION: LUNG BIOLOGY AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGENERATION OF THE LUNG1113
- II. COMPLEXITY OF LUNG STRUCTURE PRESENTS A CHALLENGE FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING1113
- III. LUNG MORPHOGENESIS1114
- IV. ENDOGENOUS PROGENITOR CELLS PLAY CRITICAL ROLES IN REPAIR OF THE RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM AFTER BI1118
- V. EVIDENCE FOR NONPULMONARY STEM CELLS IN THE LUNG1120
- VI. MODELS FOR STUDY OF LUNG REGENERATION IN VITRO1121
- VII. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS1121
- VIII. REFERENCES1122
- Chapter Seventy-Four: Lungs1125
- I. INTRODUCTION1125
- II. LUNG STRUCTURE1126
- III. CELL SOURCES FOR LUNG REPAIR AND LUNG-TISSUE ENGINEERING1126
- IV. LUNG-TISSUE CONSTRUCTS1129
- V. CONCLUSIONS1130
- VI. REFERENCES1131
- Part Twenty: Skin1135
- Chapter Seventy-Five: Cutaneous Stem Cells1137
- I. INTRODUCTION1137
- II. WHAT ARE EPITHELIAL STEM CELLS?1138
- III. LOCALIZATION OF EPITHELIAL STEM CELLS1138
- IV. IN VITRO ASSESSMENT OF PROLIFERATIVE POTENTIAL1140
- V. MULTIPOTENT BULGE CELLS?1142
- VI. PLASTICITY OF BULGE CELLS?1143
- VII. BULGE CELLS: THE ULTIMATE CUTANEOUS EPITHELIAL STEM CELLS?1143
- VIII. ROLE OF BULGE CELLS IN WOUND HEALING1143
- IX. ROLE OF BULGE CELLS IN TUMORIGENESIS1144
- X. STEM CELLS AND ALOPECIA1144
- XI. BULGE CELLS FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING1144
- XII. MOLECULAR PROFILE „ STEM CELL PHENOTYPE1145
- XIII. THE BULGE AS STEM CELL NICHE1145
- XIV. CONCLUSION1145
- XV. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS1146
- XVI. REFERENCES1146
- Chapter Seventy-Six: Wound Repair1149
- I. INTRODUCTION1149
- II. BASIC BIOLOGY OF WOUND REPAIR1150
- III. CHRONIC WOUNDS1157
- IV. TISSUE-ENGINEERED THERAPY: ESTABLISHED PRACTICE1157
- V. TISSUE-ENGINEERED THERAPY: NEW APPROACHES1159
- VI. REFERENCES1161
- Chapter Seventy-Seven: Bioengineered Skin Constructs1167
- I. INTRODUCTION1167
- II. SKIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION1168
- III. ENGINEERING SKIN TISSUE1172
- IV. EPIDERMAL REGENERATION1174
- V. DERMAL REPLACEMENT1174
- VI. COMPOSITE SKIN GRAFTS1175
- VII. BIOENGINEERED SKIN: FDA-APPROVED INDICATIONS1176
- VIII. MECHANISMS OF ACTION OF BIOENGINEERED SKIN1179
- IX. CONCLUSION1182
- X. REFERENCES1182
- Part Twenty-One: Clinical Experience1187
- Chapter Seventy-Eight: Current State of Clinical Application1189
- I. INTRODUCTION1189
- II. CURRENT CHALLENGES1189
- III. CLINICAL APPLICATIONS1190
- IV. CONCLUSION1198
- V. REFERENCES1199
- Chapter Seventy-Nine: Tissue-Engineered Skin Products1201
- I. INTRODUCTION1201
- II. TYPES OF THERAPEUTIC TISSUE-ENGINEERED SKIN PRODUCTS1202
- III. COMPONENTS OF TISSUE-ENGINEERED SKIN GRAFTS AS RELATED TO FUNCTION1203
- IV. COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF TISSUE-ENGINEERED SKIN PRODUCTS1204
- V. MANUFACTURE OF DERMAGRAFT AND TRANSCYTE1206
- VI. DERMAGRAFT AND TRANSCYTE PRODUCTION PROCESSES1207
- VII. CLINICAL TRIALS1209
- VIII. IMMUNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF TISSUE-ENGINEERED SKIN1210
- IX. COMMERCIALIZATION1210
- X. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS1211
- XI. CONCLUSION1212
- XII. REFERENCES1212
- Chapter Eighty: Tissue-Engineered Cartilage Products1215
- I. INTRODUCTION1215
- II. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH FIRST-GENERATION ACI1217
- III. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH SECOND-GENERATION ACI1221
- IV. CONCLUSIONS1222
- V. REFERENCES1222
- Chapter Eighty-One: Tissue-Engineered Bone Products1225
- I. INTRODUCTION1225
- II. BONE HEALING1226
- III. OSTEOGENIC GRAFTING MATERIALS1226
- IV. OSTEOCONDUCTIVE BONE GRAFT MATERIALS1228
- V. OSTEOINDUCTIVE BONE GRAFT MATERIALS1229
- VI. COMPOSITE BONE GRAFTING1232
- VII. REGULATORY ISSUES1232
- VIII. EXAMPLES OF TISSUE ENGINEERING IN CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL ORTHOPEDICS1233
- IX. THE FUTURE1233
- X. CONCLUSIONS1235
- XI. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS1235
- XII. REFERENCES1235
- Chapter Eighty-Two: Tissue-Engineered Cardiovascular Products1237
- I. INTRODUCTION1237
- II. CLINICAL NEED FOR TISSUE-ENGINEERED CARDIOVASCULAR PRODUCTS?1238
- III. REQUIREMENTS FOR CLINICAL APPLICATION1239
- IV. CURRENT CONCEPTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN ENGINEERING CARDIOVASCULAR PRODUCTS1241
- V. STATE OF MYOCARDIAL-TISSUE ENGINEERING1243
- VI. BOTTLENECKS1246
- VII. SUMMARY1247
- VIII. REFERENCES1248
- Chapter Eighty-Three: Tissue-Engineered Organs1253
- I. INTRODUCTION1253
- II. TISSUE ENGINEERING: STRATEGIES FOR TISSUE RECONSTITUTION1253
- III. CELL SOURCES1254
- IV. ALTERNATE CELL SOURCES1254
- V. THERAPEUTIC CLONING1255
- VI. BIOMATERIALS1256
- VII. GROWTH FACTORS1257
- VIII. VASCULARIZATION1257
- IX. CLINICAL APPLICATIONS1257
- X. CONCLUSION1259
- XI. REFERENCES1259
- Part Twenty-Two: Regulation and Ethics1263
- Chapter Eighty-Four: The Tissue-Engineering Industry1265
- I. INTRODUCTION1265
- II. THE AGE OF INNOCENCE1266
- III. THE PERFECT STORM1267
- IV. THE PRESENT ERA1268
- V. CONCLUDING PERSPECTIVES1270
- VI. REFERENCES1270
- Chapter Eighty-Five: The Regulatory Path From Concept to Market1271
- I. INTRODUCTION1271
- II. LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY1272
- III. PRODUCT REGULATORY PROCESS1272
- IV. PRODUCT PREMARKET SUBMISSIONS1273
- V. REVIEW OF PRODUCT PREMARKET SUBMISSIONS1275
- VI. HUMAN CELLS, TISSUES, AND CELLULAR- AND TISSUE-BASED PRODUCTS1275
- VII. SCIENCE AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT1277
- VIII. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES1278
- IX. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS1279
- X. REFERENCES1279
- Chapter Eighty-Six: Ethical Issues1281
- I. INTRODUCTION1281
- II. ARE THERE REASONS, IN PRINCIPLE, WHY PERFORMING THE BASIC RESEARCH SHOULD BE IMPERMISSIBLE?1282
- III. WHAT CONTEXTUAL FACTORS SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, AND DO ANY OF THESE PREVENT THE DEVELOPME1284
- IV. WHAT PURPOSES, TECHNIQUES, OR APPLICATIONS WOULD BE PERMISSIBLE AND UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES?1285
- V. ON WHAT PROCEDURES AND STRUCTURES, INVOLVING WHAT POLICIES, SHOULD DECISIONS ON APPROPRIATE TECHN1285
- VI. CONCLUSION1286
- VII. REFERENCES1286
- Epilogue1289
- INDEX1291
Book details
- Vendor Elsevier S & T
- SKU 9780123706157
- ISBN-13 9780080548845
- Author Lanza, Robert; Langer, Robert; Vacanti, Joseph P.
- Edition 3rd
- Category Medical
- Subject Physiology
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First published in 1997, Principles of Tissue Engineering is the widely recognized definitive resource in the field. The third edition provides a much needed update of the rapid progress that has been achieved in the field, combining the prerequisites for a general understanding of tissue growth and development, the tools and theoretical information needed to design tissues and organs, as well as a presentation by the world’s experts of what is currently known about each specific organ system.
This edition includes greatly expanded focus on stem cells, including adult and embryonic stem cells and progenitor populations that may soon lead to new tissue engineering therapies for heart disease, diabetes, and a wide variety of other diseases that afflict humanity. This up-to-date coverage of stem cell biology and other emerging technologies is complemented by a series of new chapters on recent clinical experience in applying tissue engineering. The result is a comprehensive textbook that we believe will be useful to students and experts alike.
New to this edition:
*Includes new chapters on biomaterial-protein interactions, nanocomposite and three-dimensional scaffolds, skin substitutes, spinal cord, vision enhancement, and heart valves
*Expanded coverage of adult and embryonic stem cells of the cardiovascular, hematopoietic, musculoskeletal, nervous, and other organ systems
This edition includes greatly expanded focus on stem cells, including adult and embryonic stem cells and progenitor populations that may soon lead to new tissue engineering therapies for heart disease, diabetes, and a wide variety of other diseases that afflict humanity. This up-to-date coverage of stem cell biology and other emerging technologies is complemented by a series of new chapters on recent clinical experience in applying tissue engineering. The result is a comprehensive textbook that we believe will be useful to students and experts alike.
New to this edition:
*Includes new chapters on biomaterial-protein interactions, nanocomposite and three-dimensional scaffolds, skin substitutes, spinal cord, vision enhancement, and heart valves
*Expanded coverage of adult and embryonic stem cells of the cardiovascular, hematopoietic, musculoskeletal, nervous, and other organ systems
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