Description
Book SynopsisA Complex and Growing Field
The study of vascularization in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM) and its applications is an emerging field that could revolutionize medical approaches for organ and tissue replacement, reconstruction, and regeneration.
Designed specifically for researchers in TERM fields, Vascularization: Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering provides a broad overview of vascularization in TERM applications. This text summarizes research in several areas, and includes contributions from leading experts in the field. It defines the difficulties associated with multicellular processes in vascularization and cell-source issues. It presents advanced biomaterial design strategies for control of vascular network formation and in silico models designed to provide insight not possible in experimental systems. It also examines imaging methods that are critical to understanding va
Table of Contents
Part 1 Cells. Endothelial Progenitor Cells: Current Status. Role of Pericytes in Tissue Engineering. Mesenchymal Support Cells in the Assembly of Functional Vessel Networks. Adipose Stromal Vascular Fraction Cells for Vascularization of Engineered Tissues. Part 2 Biomaterials. Vascular Development and Morphogenesis in Biomaterials. Biophysical Mechanisms That Govern the Vascularization of Microfluidic Scaffolds. Engineered In Vitro Systems of the Microcirculation. Microfabrication of Three-Dimensional Vascular Structures. Gradient Scaffolds for Vascularized Tissue Formation. Part 3 Models. Modeling Vascularization in Tissue Engineering Scaffolds. Multiscale Modeling of Angiogenesis. Part 4 Imaging. In Vivo Imaging Methods for the Assessment of Angiogenesis: Clinical and Experimental Applications. Part 5 Vascularized Tissues. In Vivo Techniques and Strategies for Enhanced Vascularization of Engineered Bone. Vascularization of Encapsulated Cells. Vascularization of Muscle. Vascularization in Engineered Adipose Tissue. In Vivo Vascularization for Large-Volume Soft Tissue Engineering. Index.
