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Articular cartilage injuries, which are well known for their inability to heal, often degenerate inexplicably to disastrous impairment. Multitudes of treatments have been devised for this problem, but no satisfactory long-term solutions have been established. However, over the past two decades, the swift growth and development of new knowledge and technologies for cartilage formation, pathology and repair have been exciting and inspirational. Written by world-class experts, this book covers all the latest research and clinical applications related to cartilage tissue engineering. The text explores the role of nanotechnology and also provides extensive references at the end of each chapter.
List of contents
What Is Cartilage and Its Importance Aging and Pathology: The Impetus for Tissue Engineering Growing Importance of Stem Cell Tissue Engineering for Cartilage Growth Mechanical Forces on Cartilage Cells Cartilage Cell Migration Inflammatory and Immune Responses to Cartilage Tissue Polymeric Scaffolds for Cartilage Tissue Applications Nanocomposite Scaffolds for Cartilage Tissue Engineering Drug Delivery Gene Therapy Cartilage Tissue Engineering Bioreactors The Regulation of Engineered Cartilage Tissue
About the author
Kyriacos A. Athanasiou is a Distinguished Professor and Chair Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of California, Davis. Eric M. Darling is an Assistant Professor of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and Biotechnology at Brown University, Rhode Island. Jerry C. Hu is a Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of California, Davis.
