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"Cell and Tissue Engineering" introduces the principles and new approaches in cell and tissue engineering. It includes both the fundamentals and the current trends in cell and tissue engineering, in a way useful both to a novice and an expert in the field.
The book is composed of 13 chapters all of which are written by the leading experts. It is organized to gradually assemble an insight in cell and tissue function starting form a molecular nano-level, extending to a cellular micro-level and finishing at the tissue macro-level. In specific, biological, physiological, biophysical, biochemical, medical, and engineering aspects are covered from the standpoint of the development of functional substitutes of biological tissues for potential clinical use. Topics in the area of cell engineering include cell membrane biophysics, structure and function of the cytoskeleton, cell-extracellular matrix interactions, and mechanotransduction. In the area of tissue engineering the focus is on thein vitro cultivation of functional tissue equivalents based on the integrated use of isolated cells, biomaterials, and bioreactors. The book also reviews novel techniques for cell and tissue imaging and characterization, some of which are described in detail such as atomic force microscopy. Finally, mathematical modeling methods are presented as valuable and indispensable tools in cell and tissue engineering. Numerous illustrations enhance the quality and ease of use of the presented material.
List of contents
Creation of Living Tissue: An Engineering Feat.- Classical and Quantum Information Processing in DNA-Protein Coding.- Unraveling the Membrane Fusion in Secretory Cells at The NM-Level: A Nanobioengineering Approach.- Biophysical and Biochemical Determinants of Contractile Force Generation, Regulation, and Function.- Cytoskeletal Prestress as a Determinant of Deformability and Rheology of Adherent Cells.- Cell and Tissue Organization in Soft Materials: Insight From Mathematical and Biophysical Modelling.- Substrate Stretching and Orientation of Active Cells as a Stability Problem.- Roles of Mechanical Forces and Extracellular Matrix Properties in Cellular Signaling in the Lung.- Enzyme Signaling: Implications for Tissue Engineering.- Hydrogels in Tissue Engineering.- Bioreactors in Tissue Engineering.- Approaches to Mathematical Modeling of Tissue Engineering Systems.-Computational Modeling of Tissue Self-Assembly.
Summary
“Cell and Tissue Engineering” introduces the principles and new approaches in cell and tissue engineering. It includes both the fundamentals and the current trends in cell and tissue engineering, in a way useful both to a novice and an expert in the field.
The book is composed of 13 chapters all of which are written by the leading experts. It is organized to gradually assemble an insight in cell and tissue function starting form a molecular nano-level, extending to a cellular micro-level and finishing at the tissue macro-level. In specific, biological, physiological, biophysical, biochemical, medical, and engineering aspects are covered from the standpoint of the development of functional substitutes of biological tissues for potential clinical use. Topics in the area of cell engineering include cell membrane biophysics, structure and function of the cytoskeleton, cell-extracellular matrix interactions, and mechanotransduction. In the area of tissue engineering the focus is on thein vitro cultivation of functional tissue equivalents based on the integrated use of isolated cells, biomaterials, and bioreactors. The book also reviews novel techniques for cell and tissue imaging and characterization, some of which are described in detail such as atomic force microscopy. Finally, mathematical modeling methods are presented as valuable and indispensable tools in cell and tissue engineering. Numerous illustrations enhance the quality and ease of use of the presented material.
