1. Edition - March 2006
112.- Euro
2006. 528 Pages, Softcover
- Practical Approach Book -
ISBN-10: 0-471-62935-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-471-62935-1 - John Wiley & Sons






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Short description
This book offers step-by-step, practical guidance for the acquisition, manipulation, and use of cell sources for tissue engineering. It offers a unique focus on tissue engineering methods for cell sourcing and utilization, combining theoretical overviews and detailed procedures. Divided into two parts, the first section discusses in vitro cultivation procedures, and the second section covers a variety of tissue engineering applications. Written by leading experts in the field, each chapter gives a brief overview of basic principles, followed by detailed cell culture and tissue engineering procedures that incorporate state-of-the-art examples and case studies. Each chapter includes stepwise protocols for representative well-established methods.

From the contents
Preface.

List of Abbreviations.

PART I: CELL CULTURE.

1. Basic Principles of Cell Culture (R. Freshney).

2. Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Tissue Engineering (D. Lennon & A. Caplan).

3. Human Embryonic Stem cell Culture for Tissue Engineering (S. Levenberg, et al.).

4. Cell Sources for Cartilage Tissue Engineering (B. Johnstone, et al.).

5. Lipid-Mediated Gene Transfer for Cartilage Tissue Engineering (H. Madry).

PART II: TISSUE ENGINEERING.

6. Tissue Engineering: Basic Considerations (G. Vunjak-Novakovic).

7. Tissue Engineering of Articular Cartilage (K. Masuda & R. Sah).

8. Ligament Tissue Engineering (J. Chen, et al.).

9. Cellular Photoencapsulation in Hydrogels (J. Elisseeff, et al.).

10. Tissue Engineering Human Skeletal Muscle for Clinical Applications (J. Shansky, et al.).

11. Engineered Heart Tissue (T. Eschenhagen & W. Zimmermann).

12. Tissue-Engineered Blood Vessels (R. Klinger & L. Niklason).

13. Tissue Engineering of Bone (S. Hofmann, et al.).

14. Culture of Neuroendocrine and Neuronal Cells for Tissue Engineering (P. Lelkes, et al.).

15. Tissue Engineering of the Liver (G. Underhill, et al.).

Suppliers List.

Glossary.

Index.