A comprehensive overview of the latest achievements, trends, and the current state of the art of this important and rapidly expanding field.
Clearly and logically structured, the first part of the book explores the fundamentals of tissue engineering, providing a separate chapter on each of the basic topics, including biomaterials stem cells, biosensors and bioreactors. The second part then follows a more applied approach, discussing various applications of tissue engineering, such as the replacement or repairing of skins, cartilages, livers and blood vessels, to trachea, lungs and cardiac tissues, to musculoskeletal tissue engineering used for bones and ligaments as well as pancreas, kidney and neural tissue engineering for the brain. The book concludes with a look at future technological advances.
An invaluable reading for entrants to the field in biomedical engineering as well as expert researchers and developers in industry.

MD Anwarul Hasan is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Qatar University in Doha, Qatar. He is also an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, as well as a visiting Scientist at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology at the Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, USA. Prior to joining his current positions, Dr. Hasan was an NSERC Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Harvard Medical School and MIT.
Dr Hasan obtained his PhD from University of Alberta, Canada in 2010 and worked at Alberta Innovates Technology Futures in Edmonton, Canada and Champion Technologies LTD in Calgary, Alberta, Canada during 2010-2011. Dr. Anwarul Hasan has authored more than 60 journal and conference papers. He is a winner of more than sixteen national and international awards. Dr Hasan's research interests include Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering particularly for cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and neural applications.

1;Cover????????????????????????;1 2;Title Page??????????????????????????????????;5 3;Copyright????????????????????????????????;7 4;Contents;8 5;List of Contributors??????????????????????????????????????????????????????;26 6;Foreword??????????????????????????????;36 7;Preface????????????????????????????;38 8;Volume 1;40 8.1;Part I Fundamentals????????????????????????????????????????????????????;40 8.1.1;Chapter 1 Introduction to Tissue Engineering??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????;42 8.1.1.1;1.1 Introduction??????????????????????????????????????????????;42 8.1.1.2;1.2 Clinical Need for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????;43 8.1.1.3;1.3 History of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????;44 8.1.1.4;1.4 Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????;45 8.1.1.4.1;1.4.1 Tissue Engineering versus Regenerative Medicine????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????;45 8.1.1.4.2;1.4.2 The Triad of Tissue Engineering????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????;46 8.1.1.4.3;1.4.3 Approaches in Tissue Engineering??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????;47 8.1.1.4.4;1.4.4 Recent Advances in Tissue Engineering????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????;49 8.1.1.4.4.1;1.4.4.1 Advances in Cell Sourcing and Cell Manipulation????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????;49 8.1.1.4.4.2;1.4.4.2 Advances in Biomaterials and Scaffold Production??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????;49 8.1.1.4.4.3;1.4.4.3 Advances in Cell Signaling Research and Bioreactor Development??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????;50 8.1.1.4.4.4;1.4.4.4 Engineering Complex Tissues and Organs??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????;52 8.1.1.5;1.5 Applications of Tissue Engineering??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????;53 8.1.1.5.1;1.5.1 Implantable Tissues and Organs??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????;54 8.1.1.5.2;1.5.2 In Vitro Models for Disease Studies????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????;58 8.1.1.5.3;1.5.3 Smart Diagnosis and Personalized Medicine????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????;59 8.1.1.6;1.6 Challenges in Tissue Engineering??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????;60 8.1.1.7;1.7 The Future of Tissue Engineering??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????;61 8.1.1.8;1.8 Conclusions????????????????????????????????????????????;62 8.1.1.9;References??????????????????????????????????;63 8.1.2;Chapter 2 Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????;74 8.1.2.1;2.1 Introduction??????????????????????????????????????????????;74 8.1.2.2;2.2 Biomaterial-Tissue Interactions???????????????????????????????????