Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering: The Scaffold - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1420051822 ISBN 13: 9781420051827

Publisher: CRC Press, 2008

Synopsis

Nanofabrication gives us the ability to mimic biological structures with molecular level precision. Offering a natural progression of topics, Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering: The Scaffold provides a state-of-the-art account of groundbreaking research in this rapidly emerging area of biomedical engineering.

Emphasizing the importance of scaffolds, the book details fundamental and advanced aspects of nanofabrication and examines cellular interactions at the nanoscale level. It reviews extracellular matrix structure and function and discusses various nanoscale biological surface modifications that can improve cellular responses. The editors present the most promising nanofabrication techniques, including electrospinning, lithography, and self assembly. Featuring the contributions of pioneering scientists writing about their own research, this cutting-edge volume ―

• Provides background information discussing the emerging importance of scaffolds in tissue engineering
• Examines tissue engineering as it relates to orthopedic, cardiovascular, neural, and musculoskeletal applications
• Details cell responses to a number of nanoscale features
• Delves into microfabrication techniques in scaffold development
• Presents research on designer self-assembling peptide scaffolds

This highly comprehensive resource also discusses clinical implications and applications, presenting exciting breakthroughs in neural, vascular, and musculoskeletal tissue engineering with nanostructures. An essential resource, for biomedical engineers working on the frontiers of tissue research, this book brings together current findings and background information on a complete range of engineering processes that have led to the development of a number of highly useful tissues.

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Synopsis

With chapters written by world famous researchers involved with various facets of nanostructured scaffolds, this is the first resource that brings together current research and background information on a complete range of engineering processes that have led to the development of a number of highly useful tissues. It details the fundamental and advanced aspects of nanofabrication and includes an examination of cellular interactions at the nanoscale level. This highly comprehensive resource also discusses clinical implications and applications, making it a work of importance for clinicians, as well as an essential reference for engineers and other scientists seeking to further advance the field.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1420051822
• ISBN 13: 9781420051827
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Laurencin Cato T., Nair Lakshmi S.