Polymer Based Systems on Tissue Engineering, Replacement and Regeneration (Hardcover)

Contributors. Welcome Addresses. Preface; R.L. Reis. 30 Years of R&D in Portugal; C.A.A. Bernardo. Overview on Polymeric Materials and Biodegradable Polymers. Polymeric biomaterials in medical systems; Y. Ikada. Biodegradable polymers for orthopaedic applications; C.M. Agrawal. Polymeric matrices for release of growth factors, hormones and other bioactive agents; A. Gallardo, et al. Novel Systems, Hydrogels and Bone Cements. Membranes and hydrogels in reconstructive surgery; D. Bakos, J. Koller. Key-properties and recent advances in bone cements technology; B. Vasquez, et al. Soy protein-based systems for different tissue regeneration applications; C.M. Vaz, et al. Characterization of Polymeric Systems and Scaffolds. In vitro testing of polymeric scaffolds; C.M. Agrawal. Characterization of degradable polymers for orthopedic application: examining tyrosine-derived polycarbonates for tissue engineering of bone; S.D. Abramsom, et al. Dynamic mechanical analysis in polymers for medical applications; J.F. Mano, et al. Surface Modification, Functionalization and Osteoconductivity. Macromolecular design of new synthetic biodegradable medical polymers: functional polyesters and co-polymers with cell-adhesion peptide sequences; F. Rypacek. Surface treatments and pre-calcification routes to enhance cell adhesion and proliferation; A.L. Oliveira, et al. Tissue Engineering and Regeneration of Bone and Cartilage. Bone tissue engineering using starch based scaffolds obtained by different methods; M.E. Gomes, et al. Bone tissue engineering by cell transplantation; G.N. Bancroft, A.G. Mikos. Cultured bone on biomaterial substrates: a tissue engineeringapproach to treat bone defects; S.C. Mendes, et al. Injectable biodegradable materials for orthopaedic tissue engineering; J.S. Temenoff, A.G. Mikos. Tissue engineering of elastic cartilage by using scaffold-cell constructs with different physical and chemical properties; D.W. Hutmacher, et al. Craniofacial bone tissue engineering using medical imaging, computational modeling, rapid prototyping, bioresorbable scaffolds and bone marrow aspirates; D.W. Hutmacher, et al. Tissue Engineering and Regeneration of Other tissues. Biodegradable polymers as scaffolds for tissue engineering and as tissue regeneration inducers; Y. Ikada. Scaffolding arterial tissue; D. Cohn, G. Marom. Tissue-engineered vascular grafts for small-diameter arterial replacement; M.J.B. Wissink, J. Feijen. Industrial and Innovation Opportunities. An exploratory analysis of the determinants of innovation in the emerging tissue engineering industry; N. Pangarkar, D.W. Hutmacher. Index.