Description
Biointegration of Medical Implant Materials, Second Edition, provides a unique and comprehensive review of recent techniques and research into material and tissue interaction and integration. New sections discuss soft tissue integration, with chapters on the biocompatibility of engineered stem cells, corneal tissue engineering, and vascular grafts. Other sections review tissue regeneration, inorganic nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery, alginate based drug delivery devices, and design considerations, with coverage of the biocompatibility of materials and their relevance to drug delivery and tissue engineering. With its distinguished editor and team of international contributors, this book is ideal for medical materials scientists and engineers in industry and academia.- Provides a unique and comprehensive review of recent techniques and research into material and tissue interaction and integration- Discusses soft tissue biointegration, with chapters on the biocompatibility of engineered stem cells, corneal tissue engineering, vascular grafts and replacement materials for facial reconstruction- Includes new information on a variety of tissue regeneration techniques and applications
Table of Contents
1. Biointegration: an introductionPart One Soft tissue biointegration2. Interface biology of stem cell-driven tissue engineering: concepts, concerns, and approaches3. Replacement materials for facial reconstruction at the soft tissue–bone interface4. Tissue engineering for small-diameter vascular grafts5. Clinical applications of mesenchymal stem cellsPart Two Tissue regeneration6. Cardiac Regeneration 7. Tissue-based products8. Tendon and tissue regeneration9. Integration of dental implants: molecular interplay at tissue-material interface10. Biointegration of bone graft substiutes from osteointegration to osteotranduction11. Stem cell-based therapeutic approaches toward corneal regenerationPart Three Drug delivery12. Biocompatibility of materials and its relevance to drug delivery and tissue engineering13. Inorganic nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery14. Applications of alginate biopolymer in drug deliveryPart Four Design considerations15. Failure mechanisms of medical implants and their effects on outcomes16. Biointegration of three-dimensional-printed biomaterials and biomedical devices
