Preface

Index

I Cartilage

Chapter 1: Fibrochondrocytes and Their Use in Tissue Engineering of the Meniscus
M. Sweigart, A. AufderHeide and K.A. Athanasiou
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Chapter 2: Differentiation Factors and Articular Cartilage Regeneration
M.M. French and K.A. Athanasiou
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Chapter 3: In Vitro and in Vivo Comparison of 4 Different Matrix Systems for Chondrocyte Transplantation
K. Gavénis, U. Schneider and B. Schmidt-Rohlfing
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Chapter 4: Injectable Hydrogels for Cartilage Tissue Engineering
J.H. Elisseeff and L. Lum
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Animation: Cartilage Tissue Engineering
This animation (5.2 MB) illustrates the way tissue-engineered hyaline-like cartilage constructs are made and used to treat knee cartilage defects. It is based on the knowledge that has accumualted so far with vison for future where functional, integrated cartilage graft can be used to achieve complete defect healing.

 

II Bone

Chapter 5: Functional Tissue Engineering of Bone: Signals and Scaffolds
J.P. Fisher and A.H. Reddi
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Chapter 6: Optimization of Bone Scaffold Engineering for Load Bearing Applications
M.A.K. Liebschner and M.A. Wettergreen
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Chapter 7: Bone Regeneration of the Cranio-maxillofacial and Dento-alveolar Skeletons in the Framework of Tissue Engineering
G. Sàndor, C. Clokie and T. Lindholm
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Animation: Long Bone Tissue Engineering 1
This animation 1 (2 MB) explains the principle of tissue engineering (TE) where 3D scaffold and isolated cells are used to build a long bone-construct (graft) and its use to bridge a bone defect with subsequent healing of the bone with callus formation and remodelling.

Animation: Long Bone Tissue Engineering 2
This animation 2 (Guided Bone Regeneration, 2.3 MB) illustrates the concept of guided bone regeneration.

Animation: Cranial Bone Tissue Engineering 1
3 MB

Animation: Cranial Bone Tissue Engineering 2
3.6 MB

 

III Fat Tissue Engineering

Chapter 8: Fat Tissue Engineering
D. von Heimburg, G. Serov, T. Oepen and N. Pallua
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IV Biomaterials

Chapter 9: Bioabsorbable Polymer and Bone Growth Factor Composites 
L. Tielinen
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V Cytokines

Chapter 10: The Role of FGF2 in Craniofacial Skeletogenesis
P. Ferretti, S. Sarkar, R. Moore, A. Petiot, C.J. Chan and A. Copp
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Chapter 11: Tissue Regeneration Based on Drug Delivery Technology
Y. Tabata
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VI Preservation and Transport

Chapter 12: Vitrification: Preservation of Cellular Implants
K. Brockbank, J.R. Walsh, Y.C. Song and M.J. Taylor
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VIII General Approaches to Tissue Engineering

Chapter 13: Combinatorial Approaches in Tissue Engineering: Progenitor Cells, Scaffolds, and Growth Factors
A. Pandit and V. Barron
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