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Chapter 1 - An introduction to tissue engineering; the topic and the book, Chapter 2 - Stem cells, Chapter 3 - Tissue formation during embryogenesis, Chapter 4 - Cellular signaling, Chapter 5 - Extracellular matrix as a bioscaffold for tissue engineering, Chapter 6 - Synthetic biomaterials, Chapter 7 - Degradation of biomaterials, Chapter 8 - Cell-material interactions, Chapter 9 - Biomaterials discovery: experimental and computational approaches, Chapter 10 - Microfabrication technology in tissue engineering, Chapter 11 - Scaffold design and fabrication, Chapter 12 - Controlled release strategies in tissue engineering, Chapter 13 - Bioreactors: enabling technologies for research and manufacturing, Chapter 14 - Strategies to promote vascularization, survival, and functionality of engineered tissues, Chapter 15 - Skin tissue engineering and keratinocyte stem cell therapy, Chapter 16 - Cartilage and bone regeneration, Chapter 17 - Tissue engineering of the nervous system, Chapter 18 - Principles of cardiovascular tissue engineering, Chapter 19 - Tissue engineering of organ systems, Chapter 20 - Product and process design: scalable and sustainable tissue-engineered product manufacturing, Chapter 21 - Clinical translation

TISSUE ENGINEERING THIRD EDITIONEdited by Jan de Boer and Clemens van Blitterswijk
Assistant Editors: Jorge Alfredo Uquillas and Nusrat Malik

Tissue engineering (TE) is a rapidly growing field because technological advancements in the field of 3D tissue engineering meets the enormous demand for regeneration due to ageing and trauma.

Tissue Engineering, Third Edition is completely revised and goes from basic disciplines (stem cells, biomaterials) towards tissue engineering of specific tissues and towards clinical application. Key chapters are updated with the latest discoveries.

Written in a scientific language that is easily understood by undergraduate and graduate students in basic biological sciences, bioengineering, and basic medical sciences, as well as researchers interested in learning about this fast-growing field. 

Key Features:

  • Presents a clear structure of chapters, aimed at educating those new to the tissue engineering field.
  • This website contains free educational resources per chapter such as:
    • High-resolution figures and captions,
    • glossaries, and
    • questions for easy implementation in undergraduate and graduate courses
  • New applied clinical cases written using a challenge-based learning (CBL) approach to apply the chapter contents in solving pressing problems in the field.