Tissue Engineering

SERIES EDITORS:
Kyriacos A. Athanasiou, University of California, Davis
J. Kent Leach, University of California, Davis
This series publishes concise books on aspects of a field that holds so much promise for providing solutions to some of the most difficult problems of tissue repair, healing, and regeneration. The field of Tissue Engineering straddles biology, medicine, and engineering, and it is this multi-disciplinary nature that is bound to revolutionize treatments for a plethora of tissue and organ problems.
Each book in the Series will be a self-contained treatise on one subject, authored by leading experts. Topics will include 1) Tissue Engineering knowledge on particular tissues or organs (e.g., articular cartilage, liver, cardiovascular tissue), but also on 2) methodologies and protocols, as well as 3) the main actors in Tissue Engineering paradigms, such as cells, biomolecules, biomaterials, biomechanics, and engineering design. This Series is intended to be the first comprehensive series of books in this exciting area.

Series ISSNs: 1944-0316 (print) and 1944-0308 (electronic)

	Central Nervous System Tissue Engineering A. E. Wilkinson, Nic Leipzig, Aleesha M. McCormick Combating neural degeneration from injury or disease is extremely difficult in the brain and spinal cord, i.e. central nervous system (CNS). Unlike the peripheral nerves, CNS neurons are bombarded by physical and chemical restrictions that prevent pr… Publication Date: 01/01/2011 Read More
	Cardiac Tissue Engineering Smadar Cohen, Emil Ruvinov, Yulia Sapir Cardiac tissue engineering aims at repairing damaged heart muscle and producing human cardiac tissues for application in drug toxicity studies. This book offers a comprehensive overview of the cardiac tissue engineering strategies, including presenti… Publication Date: 01/01/2012 Read More
	Regenerative Dentistry Mona Marei Dental caries, periodontitis, tooth loss, and bone resorption are considered prevalent health problems that have direct affect on the quality of life. While, advances in stem cell biology and biotechnology have sparked hope for devastating maladies, … Publication Date: 01/01/2010 Read More
	Fundamental Biomechanics in Bone Tissue Engineering Xiaodu Wang, Jeffrey S. Nyman, Xuanliang Dong, Huijie Leng, Michael J. Reyes This eight-chapter monograph intends to present basic principles and applications of biomechanics in bone tissue engineering in order to assist tissue engineers in design and use of tissue-engineered products for repair and replacement of damaged/def… Publication Date: 01/01/2010 Read More
	Cells and Biomaterials for Intervertebral Disc Regeneration Sunil Mahor, Estelle Collin, Biraja Dash, David Eglin, Abhay Pandit Disorders related to the intervertebral disc (IVD) are common causes of morbidity and of severe life quality deterioration. IVD degeneration, although in many cases asymptomatic, is often the origin of painful neck and back diseases. In Western socie… Publication Date: 01/01/2010 Read More
	Biologic Foundations for Skeletal Tissue Engineering Ericka Bueno, Julie Glowacki, Tissue engineering research for bone and joint applications entails multidisciplinary teams bringing together the needed expertise in anatomy, biology, biochemistry, pathophysiology, materials science, biomechanics, fluidics, and clinical and veterin… Publication Date: 01/01/2011 Read More
	Tissue Engineering of Temporomandibular Joint Cartilage Kyriacos Athanasiou, Alejandro J. Almarza, Michael S. Detamore, Kerem N. Kalpakci The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a site of intense morbidity for millions of people, especially young, pre-menopausal women. Central to TMJ afflictions are the cartilaginous tissues of the TMJ, especially those of the disc and condylar cartilage,… Publication Date: 01/01/2009 Read More
	Engineering the Knee Meniscus Kyriacos Athanasiou, Johannah Sanchez-Adams The knee meniscus was once thought to be a vestigial tissue, but is now known to be instrumental in imparting stability, shock absorption, load transmission, and stress distribution within the knee joint. Unfortunately, most damage to the meniscus ca… Publication Date: 01/01/2009 Read More
	Articular Cartilage Tissue Engineering Kyriacos Athanasiou, Eric M. Darling, Jerry C. Hu Cartilage injuries in children and adolescents are increasingly observed, with roughly 20% of knee injuries in adolescents requiring surgery. In the US alone, costs of osteoarthritis (OA) are in excess of $65 billion per year (both medical costs and … Publication Date: 01/01/2009 Read More