Biomaterials for Cell Delivery : Vehicles in Regenerative Medicine (Paperback)

Natural materials for cell-based therapies. Synthetic polymers for cell-based therapies. Decellularized tissues for bioengineering of whole organs. Cell-based approaches for vascularized tissue formation. Using biomaterials to deliver cellsin vivo for neural tissue engineering applications. Cell carriers for bone and cartilage repair in vivo. Delivering therapeutic cells to the heart. In vivo cell delivery:Pancreatic islet transplantation. Cutaneous wound healing. Incorporaton of in vitro cell conditioning for enhanced development of tissue-engineered skeletal muscle implants. Conditioning cells in vitro to facilitate tendon and ligament regeneration. In vitro cell conditioning for the development of engineered blood vessels. Perspectives for clinical translation: How stem cells and biomaterials affect vasculogenesis and neurogenesis in preclinical and clinical models.