1. An introduction to tissue engineering; the topic and the book Jorge Alfredo Uquillas, Lorenzo Moroni and Jan de Boer2. Stem cellsMark F. Pittenger and Candace L. Kerr3. Tissue formation during embryogenesis Marcel Karperien, Bernard A.J. Roelen, Robert Passier and Susan Gibbs4. Cellular signalingVanessa LaPointe and Kristopher A. Kilian5. Extracellular matrix as a bioscaffold for tissue engineeringBrian M. Sicari, Ricardo Londono, Jenna L. Dziki and Stephen F. Badylak6. Synthetic biomaterialsAna A. Aldana, Jurica Bauer and Matthew B. Baker7. Degradation of biomaterials Clara Grace Hynes, Emily Morra, Pamela Walsh and Fraser Buchanan8. Cellematerial interactionsHannah Donnelly, Steven Vermeulen, Monica Tsimbouri and Matthew J. Dalby9. Biomaterials discovery: experimental and computational approaches Andrew L. Hook, Aurélie Carlier, Morgan R. Alexander and David A. Winkler10. Microfabrication technology in tissue engineering Minghao Nie, Roman Truckenmüller and Shoji Takeuchi11. Scaffold design and fabrication Dietmar W. Hutmacher, Biranche Tandon and Paul D. Dalton12. Controlled release strategies in tissue engineeringJeffrey J. Rice, Mikaël M. Martino, Sharan Bobbala, Evan A. Scott and Jeffrey A. Hubbell13. Bioreactors: enabling technologies for research and manufacturingDominik Egger, Sabrina Nebel, Marius Gensler, Sebastian Kreb, Jan Hansmann and Cornelia Kasper14. Strategies to promote vascularization, survival, and functionality of engineered tissues Miriam Filippi, Thomas Später, Marietta Herrmann, Matthias W. Laschke, Arnaud Scherberich and Sophie Verrier15. Skin tissue engineering and keratinocyte stem cell therapy Rosalind Hannen, John Connelly, Simon Myers and Nkemcho Ojeh16. Cartilage and bone regenerationAnders Lindahl, Mats Brittberg, David Gibbs, Jonathan I. Dawson, Janos Kanczler, Cameron Black, Rahul Tare and Richard OC. Oreffo17. Tissue engineering of the nervous systemPaul D. Dalton, Kelly L. O'Neill, Ana Paula Pêgo, Giles W. Plant, David R. Nisbet, Martin Oudega, Gary A. Brook and Alan R. Harvey18. Principles of cardiovascular tissue engineering Saray Chen and Smadar Cohen19. Tissue engineering of organ systems Adam M. Jorgensen and Anthony Atala20. Product and process design: scalable and sustainable tissue-engineered product manufacturingEvan Claes, Tommy Heck, Maarten Sonnaert, Filip Donvil, Anaïs Schaschkow, Tim Desmet and Jan Schrooten21. Clinical translationJohan Joly, Marina Marechal, Dieter Van Assche, Malcolm Moos, Jr. and Frank P. Luyten