Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: From Fundaments to Applications provides the reader with a comprehensive, concise and thoroughly up-to-date resource on the different types of hydrogels in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. The book is divided into three main sections that describe biological activities and the structural and physicochemical properties of hydrogels, along with a wide range of applications, including their combination with emerging technologies. Written by a diverse range of international academics for professionals, researchers, undergraduate and graduate students, this groundbreaking publication fills a gap in literature needed in the tissue engineering and regenerative medicine field.
- Reviews the fundamentals and recent advances of hydrogels in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications
- Presents state-of-the-art methodologies for the synthesis and processing of different types of hydrogels
- Includes contributions by leading experts in engineering, the life sciences, microbiology and clinical medicine
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Elsevier Science & Techn.
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420 illustrations (180 in full color)
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978-0-12-824225-4 (9780128242254)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
1. Fundamentals of hydrogels I - mechanical characterization2. Fundamentals of hydrogels II - architecture and biodegradability3. Natural Hydrogels: synthesis, composites, and prospects in delayed wounds4. Elastin-like hydrogels as tissue regeneration scaffolds5. In silico simulation for designing hydrogels6. Hydrogel functionalisation and crosslinking strategies for biomedical applications7. Sterilization methods8. Patents and regulatory issues9. Ionic- and photo-crosslinked hydrogels10. Enzymatic-crosslinked hydrogels11. Thermo-responsive hydrogels12. pH-responsive hydrogels: synthesis and physico-chemical properties13. Conductive Hydrogels14. Self-assembling hydrogels based on polymer networks15. Memory-shape hydrogels16. Hydrogels formed by polyelectrolyte complexation17. Interpenetrating polymer networks (IPN) hydrogels18. Biocomposites hydrogel-based scaffolds in Tissue Engineering and Regeneration19. DNA based programmable hydrogels for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine20. Hydrogels as 3D scaffolds materials in tissue engineering and as organoid platforms21. Hydrogels as filler materials22. Hydrogels as tissue barriers23. Hydrogels as stents24. Silk Hydrogel Based Delivery of Cell and Bioactive Molecules for Osteochondral Tissue Engineering Applications25. Hydrogels for development of bioinks26. Hydrogel-inorganic filler composites for 3D bioprinting27. Hydrogels for microfluidics28. Hydrogels for 3D TE models29. Hydrogels for imaging30. Hydrogels as dynamic networks for skin repair31. Hydrogels for cancer treatment32. Natural-based injectable hydrogels for osteoarthritis treatment33. Hydrogels as biologics/gene delivery systems34. Current design and advances of hydrogel for retinal tissue engineering and regenerative medicine35. Hydrogels for dental applications36. Biological applications of hydrogel coatings37. Hydrogels for immunomodulation
