Tissue Engineering and Biodegradable Equivalents: Scientific and Clinical Applications

Preface......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering......Page 10
Fundamental Physiological Factors Directing Bone Tissue Engineering Design and Development......Page 34
Mimicking the Natural Tissue Environment......Page 52
Biocompatibility, Biostability, and Functional Structural Relationships of Biomaterials......Page 86
Biodegradable Hybrid Porous Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering......Page 108
Lactide Copolymers for Scaffolds in Tissue Engineering......Page 120
Biodegradable Urethanes for Biomedical Applications......Page 132
Significance of Drug Delivery in Tissue Engineering......Page 154
Electrospinning of Polymer Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering......Page 174
Clinical and Biomechanical Design Considerations for Engineered Cortical Bone Allografts......Page 188
Material Selection for Engineering Cartilage......Page 204
Biodegradable Scaffolds for Meniscus Tissue Engineering......Page 234
Type I Collagen–Based Template for Meniscus Regeneration......Page 246
Biomaterials for Cartilage Tissue Engineering......Page 276
Polymeric Biodegradable Hard Tissue Engineering Applications......Page 310
Controlled Porosity of Tissue-Engineered Cortical Bone Grafts......Page 326
Biodegradable Scaffolds as Bone Graft Extender......Page 336
Bioactivity of Nanohydroxyapatite in a Scaffold for Periodontal Repair......Page 348
Segmental Bone/Joint Replacement Using Guided Tissue Regeneration......Page 364
Injectable Calcium Phosphate Cements for Repair of Bone Defects......Page 394
Inorganic Bone Substitutes......Page 410
Demineralization and Perforation of Cortical Bone Allografts: Preparatory Methods......Page 442
Adenovirus Vector–Mediated Gene Transduction for the Treatment of Bone and Joint Destruction of Rheumatoid Arthritis......Page 476
Muscle-Derived Cell–Based Gene Therapy and Tissue Engineering for the Musculoskeletal System......Page 492
New Methods to Enhance the Regeneration of Muscle......Page 508
Tissue Engineered Skin......Page 524
The Use of Muscle-Derived Cells for the Treatment of Muscle Pathologies......Page 530
Soft Tissue Engineering with Ophthalmological Applications......Page 554
Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering in Urology......Page 570
Urologic Applications of Fibrin Sealant and Bandage......Page 584
Evaluation of Biodegradable Fleece-Bound Sealing: History, Material Science, and Clinical Application......Page 596
Clinical Indications for Surgical Tissue Adhesives......Page 660
Fibrin Glue Use in Surgery......Page 674
Prevention of Cardiac Adhesions with the Use of Tissue- Engineered Biomaterials......Page 690
Combinatorial Cell Culture Applications to Tissue Engineering......Page 700
Bioactive Extracellular Matrices: Biological and Biochemical Evaluation......Page 718
Biomechanical Comparison of Biodegradable Lumbar Interbody Fusion Cages......Page 774
Structural, Chemical, and Mechanical Characterization of the Dentin/Adhesive Interface......Page 784
Index......Page 804