Tissue engineering is a multidisciplinary field incorporating the principles of biology, chemistry, engineering, and medicine to create biological substitutes of native tissues for scientific research or clinical use. Specific applications of this technology include studies of tissue development and function, investigating drug response, and tissue repair and replacement. This area is rapidly becoming one of the most promising treatment options for patients suffering from tissue failure. This abundantly illustrated and well-structured guide serves as a reference for all clinicians and researchers dealing with tissue engineering issues in their daily practice.

BASICS AND PRINCIPLES: Scaffolds: Micro and Nano Technology

Biomimetic Materials
Natural and Synthetic Scaffolds: Adhesion, ECM, Structure, Function, Modification
Cells: Sources, Growth, Differentiation, Trans-Differentiation
Embryonic Stem Cells: Sources and Characterization
Adult Stem Cells: Sources and Characterization
Isolation and Growth
Differentiation and Plasticity
Regulation Mechanisms: Key Signaling Molecules
Cell and Organ preservation
Engineering Technologies: Animal Models for Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Constructs
Biomedical Imaging and Image Processing
Bioreactors for Tissue Engineering
Drug delivery
Gene Therapy
OROGANS: Liver
Musculoskeletal Tissues
Lung
CNS
Peripheral Nervous System
Nephrons
Biohybrid organs
Heart and Cardiovascular Engineering
Eye/Retina
Respiratory Systems Engineering
Ear
Skin
TISSUE TYPES: Adipose Tissue
Blood Substitutes
Angiogenesis and Vascularization
Bone Tissue
Brain Tissues
Cartilage Tissue
Pancreatic Tissues
Tendons
Tissue Engineering in Reproductive Medicine, of Heart Valves, in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Uro-Gital System/Bladder Tissue.