This contributed volume is the first of a series that introduces safe, feasible, and practical decellularization and recellularization techniques for tissue and organ reconstruction. We have put special emphasis on the research areas most likely to develop well-engineered scaffolds for tissue and organ engineering, while presenting easily applicable bench-to-bedside approaches highlighting the latest technical innovations in the field.

This book includes both a fundamental discussion for a broad understanding of the basis of tissue repair and substitution, as well as chapters written by world renowned specialists from 20 countries providing deeper discussions and analysis of related sub disciplines.

Within these pages, the reader will find state-of-the-art protocols and current clinical challenges in cell and tissue biology, including accurate and comprehensive information on extracellular matrices, natural biomaterials, tissue dynamics, morphogenesis, stem cells, cellular fate progressions, cell and tissue properties for in-vitro and in-vivo applications.

This comprehensive and carefully organized treatise provides a clear framework for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers new to the field, but also for researchers and practitioners looking to expand their knowledge on tissue and organ reconstruction.

Section 1: Introduction of Acellularization

Section 2: Extra Cellular Matrix (ECM) as a Bioscaffold
Section 3: Methods of Characterization of Acellularized Tissue
Section 4: Methods of Sterilization of Acellularized Tissue
Section 5: skin
Chapter 1: Thin Skin
Chapter 2: Thick Skin
Section 6: Cartilage Tissue
Chapter 1: Hyaline cartilage
Chapter 2: Fibrocartilage
Chapter 3: Elastic cartilage
Section 7: Bone Tissue
Section 8: Cardiovascular System
Section 9: Digestive System I
Chapter 1: Tongue
Chapter 2: Esophagus.-  Chapter 3: Stomach
Chapter 4: Small Intestine
Chapter 5: Large Intestine
Section 10: Digestive System II
Chapter 1: Liver
Chapter 2: Pancreases
Chapter 3: Gallbladder
Section 11: Respiratory System
Chapter 1: Trachea
Chapter 2:  Lung
Section 12: Urinary System
Chapter 1: Kidney
Chapter 2:  Bladder
Section 13: Nerve System
Chapter 1: Central Nerve System (CNS)
Chapter 2: Peripheral Nerve System (PNS)
Section 14: Female Reproductive System.-  Chapter 1: Ovary.-  Chapter 2: Uterus.-  Chapter 3: Vagina.-  Chapter 4: Cervix
Section 15: Male Reproductive System
Chapter 1: Prostate Gland.-  Chapter 2: Testis.