Biological Matrices and Tissue Reconstruction

Front Matter....Pages I-XXIX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Wound Healing in Surgery....Pages 3-12
Influence of Collagen Membranes and Collagenous Sponge Material in the Connective Tissue Matrix During Wound Healing: An Immunohistochemical Study....Pages 13-19
Collagen Matrix Implantation for Tissue Repair and Wound Healing: Present and Perspectives....Pages 21-28
Characterization of Biomaterials for Tissue Repair....Pages 29-38
Properties of Different Tissue Sealants....Pages 39-43
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
Genetically Modified Fibroblasts-Fibrin-Glue-Suspension for in vivo Drug Delivery of Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF): A Surface Gene Therapy Model not only for Wounds....Pages 47-52
Genetically Modified Fibroblasts Induce Angiogenesis in the Rat Epigastric Island Flap....Pages 53-59
Stimulation of Growth and Proliferation of Human Cultured Keratinocytes by KGF-transfected Cells in vitro ....Pages 61-65
Genetically Modified Human Keratinocyte Clone Secretes EGF....Pages 67-82
Front Matter....Pages 83-83
Fibrin Glue as a Carrier for Cultured Human Keratinocytes versus Cultured Epidermal Skin Grafts in Athymic Mice Full-thickness Wounds....Pages 85-95
Enhanced Expression of Integrin Receptors During Proliferation of Activated Keratinoblasts Prepared for Transplantation as Cell Suspension in Fibrinous Matrix....Pages 97-103
Autologus ORS-Keratinocytes in the Therapy of Chronic Leg Ulcers....Pages 105-110
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Transplantation of Autologous Cultured Urothelium Cells onto a Prefabricated Capsule in Rats....Pages 113-118
Urothelial Cell Culture Behavior in Fibrin Glue Compared to Conventional Culture Medium....Pages 119-124
Autologouos Transplantation of Urothelium into Demucosalized Gastrointestinal Segments....Pages 125-134
Co-cultured Human Liver Epithelial Cells in Collagen Gel: A Source for Tissue Engineering in Vitro....Pages 135-142
Clinical Use of Autologous Endothelial Cell-Seeded PTFE Vascular Grafts for Coronary Artery Revascularization....Pages 143-151
Influence of Fibrinogen Adhevises and their Components on Growth and Attachment of Human Endothelial Cells....Pages 153-159
Front Matter....Pages 161-161
The Effect of Long-term Culture on the Ability of Human Auricular Chondrocytes to Generate Tissue Engineered Cartilage....Pages 163-168
Tissue Engineered Cartilage with Cultured Chondrocytes and a Collagen Sponge Matrix....Pages 169-172
Front Matter....Pages 161-161
Chondrocyte Differentiation in Fibrin-Coating on Polytetrafluorethylene Membranes....Pages 173-177
In vitro Engineered Cartilage for Reconstructive Surgery, Using Biocompatible, Resorbable Fibrin Glue/Polymer Structures....Pages 179-187
Autologous Chondrocyte Transplantation: Chondrocyte Culturing and Clinical Aspects....Pages 189-193
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Matrix and Carrier Materials for Bone Growth Factors: State of the Art and Future Perspectives....Pages 197-206
Delivery Systems for Osteoinductive Proteins....Pages 207-213
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Tissue Engineering of Skeletal Muscle Using Micropatterned Biomaterials....Pages 217-223
Tissue Engineered Nerve Conduits: The Use of Biodegradable Poly-DL-lactic-co-glycolic Acid (PLGA) Scaffolds in Peripheral Nerve Regeneration....Pages 225-235
Tissue Engineered Collagen Nerve Guidance Channels....Pages 237-241
The Role of Fibrin Glue as a Provisional Matrix in Tendon Healing....Pages 243-252
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Wound Healing, Fluid and Protein Balance in Severe Burns Following Topical Application of Clotting Factors....Pages 255-262
Primary Human Osteoblast Cultures on Different Biomaterials — Tissue-Engineering for Bone Reconstruction....Pages 263-266
Transfection of Human Keratinocytes In Vitro with the Particle Mediated Gene Transfer and the Liposome-Mediated Gene Transfer Method....Pages 267-278
Therapeutic Angiogenesis in Wounds: The Influence of Growth Factors at a Muscle Flap — Ischemic Tissue Interface....Pages 279-282
Back Matter....Pages 283-288