A Manual for Biomaterials
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| Publisher: | World Scientific |
| Subject: | Biomedical materials, Biocompatible Materials, Cell Adhesion. |
| Authors: | Gilson Khang , Moon Suk Kim , Hai Bang Lee |
| Pages: | 258 pages |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| ISBN: | 9789812705952 |
| Call No: | R 857.M3 M36 2007 |
Tissue engineering has been recognized as offering an alternative technique to whole-organ and tissue transplantation for diseased, failed, or malfunctioned organs. To reconstruct a new tissue via tissue engineering, the following triad components are needed: (1) cells which are harvested and dissociated from the donor tissue; (2) biomaterials as scaffold substrates in which cells are attached and cultured, resulting in implantation at the desired site of the functioning tissue; and (3) growth factors which promote and/or prevent cell adhesion, proliferation, migration, and differentiation. Of these three key components, scaffolds play a critical role in tissue engineering. This timely book focuses on the preparation and characterization of scaffold biomaterials for the application of tissue-engineered scaffolds. More importantly, it serves as an experimental guidebook on the standardization of the fabrication process and characterization of scaffolding technology.