Tissue Engineering Using Ceramics and Polymers

Foreword Introduction Part I General issues: materials 1 Ceramic biomaterials for tissue engineeringJ. Huang, University College London, UK and S. Best, University of Cambridge, UK 2 Polymeric biomaterials for tissue engineeringG. Wei, Medtronic, Inc./Osteotech, USA and P. X. Ma, University of Michigan, USA3 Bioactive ceramics and glasses for tissue engineeringM. N. Rahaman, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA 4 Biodegradable and bioactive polymer/inorganic phase nanocomposites for bone tissue engineering (BTE)V. Miguez-Pacheco, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, S. K. Misra, University of Birmingham, UK and A. R. Boccaccini, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany Part II General issues: processing, characterisation and modeling 5 Nanoscale design in biomineralization for developing new biomaterials for bone tissue engineeringG. M. Luz and J. F. Mano, University of Minho, Portugal 6 Characterisation of cells on biomaterial surfaces and tissue-engineered constructs using microscopy techniquesS. I. Anderson, University of Nottingham School of Medicine, UK7 Materials for perfusion bioreactors used in tissue engineering I. Nettleship, University of Pittsburgh, USA 8 Transplantation of engineered cells and tissuesJ. Mansbridge, Histogen, Inc, USA 9 Carrier systems and biosensors for biomedical applicationsF. Davis and S. P. J. Higson, Cranfield University, UK 10 From images to mathematical models: intravoxel micromechanics for ceramics and polymers K. Luczynski, A. Dejaco and C. Hellmich, Vienna University of Technology, Austria, V. Komlev, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia and W. Swieszkowski, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland Part III Tissue and organ regeneration 11 Engineering of tissues and organs S. J. Lee and A. Atala, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, USA12 Myocardial tissue engineering Q. Z. Chen, Monash University, Australia, S. E. Harding, Imperial College London, UK and R. Rai and A. R. Boccaccini, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany 13 Kidney tissue engineeringA. Saito, Tokai University School of Medicine, Japan 14 Bladder tissue regenerationF. Wezel and J. Southgate, University of York, UK 15 Peripheral nerve tissue engineeringM. K. Kolar and P. J. Kingham, Umeå University, Sweden16 Tissue engineering of the small intestineT. Ansari, Northwick Park Institute of Medical Research, UK and S. M. Gabe, Imperial College London, UK 17 Skeletal muscle tissue engineeringD. Klumpp, R. E. Horch and J. P. Beier, University Hospital of Erlangen, Germany 18 Cartilage tissue engineeringV. Salih, Plymouth University, UK 19 Liver tissue engineeringJ. Bierwolf and J.-M. Pollok, University Hospital Bonn, Germany 20 Collagen-based tubular constructs for tissue engineering applicationsC. E. Ghezzi, B. Marelli and S. N. Nazhat, McGill University, Canada 21 Bioceramic nanoparticles for tissue engineering and drug deliveryV. Sokolova and M. Epple, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany 22 Multifunctional scaffolds for bone tissue engineering and in situ drug deliveryV. Mouriño and J. P. Cattalini, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, W. Li and R. A. Boccaccini, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany and S. Lucangioli, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina