Biomaterials, Artificial Organs And Tissue Engineering

PRLog (Press Release) - Apr 21, 2007 -
Maintaining quality of life in an ageing population is one of the great challenges of the 21st Century. This book and collection of illustrated CD lectures summarizes how this challenge is being met by multi-disciplinary developments of specialty biomaterials, devices, artificial organs and in vitro growth of human cells as tissue engineered constructs.

Biomaterials, Artificial Organs and Tissue Engineering is intended for use as a textbook in a one semester course for upper level BS, MS and MEng students. The 25 chapters are organized in 5 parts: Part A provides an introduction to living and man-made materials for the non-specialist; Part B is an overview of clinical applications of various biomaterials and devices; Part C summarizes the bioengineering principles, materials and designs used in artificial organs; Part D presents the concepts, cell techniques, scaffold materials and applications of tissue engineering; Part E provides an overview of the complex socio-economic factors involved in technology based healthcare, including regulatory controls, technology transfer processes and ethical issues. Each chapter is supplemented with illustrated Power Point lectures and study questions in an easy to use CD to aid the reader in self-paced instruction.

Contents of Biomaterials, artificial organs and tissue engineering :

Introduction
L L Hench, Imperial College London, UK

Part 1: Introduction to Materials (Living and Non-Living)

Metals
E J Minay and A R Boccaccini, Imperial College London, UK
Ceramics
A R Boccaccini, Imperial College London, UK
Polymers
R G Hill, Imperial College London, UK
Biocomposites
I D Thompson, Imperial College London, UK
Cells and tissues
J W Hench, Imperial College London, UK
Inflammation and wound healing
J W Hench, Imperial College London, UK

Part 2: Clinical Needs and Concepts of Repair

The skeletal system
L L Hench, Imperial College London, UK
The cardiovascular system
J M Lever, Imperial College London, UK
Biomedical polymers
R G Hill, Imperial College London, UK
Biomedical hydrogels
J A Burdick, University of Pennsylvania, USA and M M Stevens, Imperial College London, UK

Part 3: Applications

Repair of skeletal tissues
L L Hench, Imperial College London, UK
Joint replacement
L L Hench, Imperial College London, UK
Artificial organs
J R Jones, Imperial College London, UK
Mass transport processes in artificial organs
J M Lever, Imperial College London, UK
Artificial exchange systems
J M Lever, Imperial College London, UK
Cardiovascular assist systems
J M Lever, Imperial College London, UK

Part 4: Tissue Engineering

Introduction to tissue engineering
L D K Buttery, University of Nottingham and A E Bishop, Imperial College London, UK
Scaffolds for tissue engineering
J R Jones, Imperial College London, UK
A guide to basic cell culture and applications in biomaterials and tissue engineering
J Selvakumaran and G Jell, Imperial College London, UK
Immunochemical techniques in tissue engineering and biomaterial science
G Jell and J Selvakumaran, Imperial College London, UK
Clinical applications of tissue engineering
L L Hench and J R Jones, Imperial College London, UK

Part 5: Societal, Regulatory and Ethical Issues

Regulatory classification of biomaterials and medical devices
D C Greenspan, US Biomaterials, USA and Larry L. Hench, Imperial College London, UK
Technology transfer
L L Hench, Imperial College London, UK
Ethical issues
L L Hench, Imperial College London, UK

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