Principles of Tissue Engineering
Robert Lanza,Robert Langer,Joseph P. Vacanti
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Principles of Tissue Engineering
Robert Lanza,Robert Langer,Joseph P. Vacanti
About This Book
The opportunity that tissue engineering provides for medicine is extraordinary. In the United States alone, over half-a-trillion dollars are spent each year to care for patients who suffer from tissue loss or dysfunction. Although numerous books and reviews have been written on tissue engineering, none has been as comprehensive in its defining of the field. Principles of Tissue Engineering combines in one volume 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 of applications of tissue engineering to diseases affecting specific organ systems. The first edition of the book, published in 1997, is the definite reference in the field. Since that time, however, the discipline has grown tremendously, and few experts would have been able to predict the explosion in our knowledge of gene expression, cell growth and differentiation, the variety of stem cells, new polymers and materials that are now available, or even the successful introduction of the first tissue-engineered products into the marketplace. There was a need for a new edition, and this need has been met with a product that defines and captures the sense of excitement, understanding and anticipation that has followed from the evolution of this fascinating and important field.Key Features* Provides vast, detailed analysis of research on all of the major systems of the human body, e.g., skin, muscle, cardiovascular, hematopoietic, and nerves* Essential to anyone working in the field* Educates and directs both the novice and advanced researcher* Provides vast, detailed analysis of research with all of the major systems of the human body, e.g. skin, muscle, cardiovascular, hematopoietic, and nerves* Has new chapters written by leaders in the latest areas of research, such as fetal tissue engineering and the universal cell* Considered the definitive reference in the field* List of contributors reads like a "who's who" of tissue engineering, and includes Robert Langer, Joseph Vacanti, Charles Vacanti, Robert Nerem, A. Hari Reddi, Gail Naughton, George Whitesides, Doug Lauffenburger, and Eugene Bell, among others
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Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- CONTRIBUTORS
- FOREWORD
- PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
- PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
- TISSUE ENGINEERING IN PERSPECTIVE
- Introduction to Tissue Engineering
- Part I: The Basis of Growth and Differentiation
- Part II: In Vitro Control of Tissue Development
- Part III: In Vivo Synthesis of Tissues and Organs
- Part IV: Models for Tissue Engineering
- Part V: Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering
- Part VI: Transplantation of Engineered Cells and Tissues
- Part VII: Fetal Tissue Engineering
- Part VIII: Gene Therapy
- Part IX: Breast
- Part X: Cardiovascular System
- Part XI: Cornea
- Part XII: Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Part XIII: Gastrointestinal System
- Part XIV: Hematopoietic System
- Part XV: Kidney and Genitourinary System
- Part XVI: Musculoskeletal System
- Part XVII: Nervous System
- Part XVIII: Periodontal and Dental Applications
- Part XIX: Skin
- Part XX: Womb
- Part XXI: Regulatory Considerations
- EPILOGUE
- AUTHOR INDEX
- SUBJECT INDEX