Culture of Cells for Tissue Engineering

Preface. List of Abbreviations. PART I: CELL CULTURE. 1. Basic Principles of Cell Culture (R. Freshney). 2. Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Tissue Engineering (D. Lennon & A. Caplan). 3. Human Embryonic Stem cell Culture for Tissue Engineering (S. Levenberg, et al.). 4. Cell Sources for Cartilage Tissue Engineering (B. Johnstone, et al.). 5. Lipid-Mediated Gene Transfer for Cartilage Tissue Engineering (H. Madry). PART II: TISSUE ENGINEERING. 6. Tissue Engineering: Basic Considerations (G. Vunjak-Novakovic). 7. Tissue Engineering of Articular Cartilage (K. Masuda & R. Sah). 8. Ligament Tissue Engineering (J. Chen, et al.). 9. Cellular Photoencapsulation in Hydrogels (J. Elisseeff, et al.). 10. Tissue Engineering Human Skeletal Muscle for Clinical Applications (J. Shansky, et al.). 11. Engineered Heart Tissue (T. Eschenhagen & W. Zimmermann). 12. Tissue-Engineered Blood Vessels (R. Klinger & L. Niklason). 13. Tissue Engineering of Bone (S. Hofmann, et al.). 14. Culture of Neuroendocrine and Neuronal Cells for Tissue Engineering (P. Lelkes, et al.). 15. Tissue Engineering of the Liver (G. Underhill, et al.). Suppliers List. Glossary. Index.