Chitin and Chitosan for Regenerative Medicine [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Pradip Kumar Dutta

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910254045903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Delhi : , : Springer India : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016
• ISBN: 81-322-2511-2
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2016.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (387 p.)
• Collana: Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials, , 2364-1878
• Disciplina: 571.889
• Soggetti: Polymers ; Biomaterials; Biochemical engineering; Medicinal chemistry; Polymer Sciences; Biochemical Engineering; Medicinal Chemistry
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface; Contents; About the Editor; Part I Focus on Tissue Engineering; Chitosan Hydrogels for Regenerative Engineering ; Abstract ; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Chitosan; 1.2 Hydrogels; 2 Chitosan Hydrogels; 2.1 Physically Crosslinked Chitosan Hydrogels; 2.1.1 Thermogelling Hydrogels; 2.1.2 pH-Mediated Gelation; 2.1.3 Polyelectrolyte Complexes (PECs); 2.2 Chemically Crosslinked Hydrogels; 2.2.1 Chemically Crosslinked Hydrogels Using Exogenous Crosslinkers; 2.2.2 Photocrosslinked Hydrogels; 2.2.3 Enzymatically Crosslinked Hydrogels; 3 Chitosan Hydrogel for Regenerative Engineering Applications; 3.1 Orthopedic Regenerative Engineering3.2 Cartilage Regenerative Engineering; 3.3 Neural Regenerative Engineering; 3.4 Corneal Regenerative Engineering; 3.5 Intestinal Regenerative Engineering; 3.6 Adipose Regenerative Engineering; 3.7 Liver Regenerative Engineering; 3.8 Intervertebral Disk Regenerative Engineering; 3.9 Cardiac Regenerative Engineering; 3.10 Skin Regenerative Engineering; 3.11 ; Ligament Regenerative Engineering; 4 Conclusions; References; Prospects of Bioactive Chitosan-Based Scaffolds in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine ; Abstract ; 1 Introduction; 2 In Bone Tissue Engineering2.1 Chitosan-Synthetic Polymer Hybrid Scaffolds; 2.2 Chitosan-Calcium Phosphate Hybrid Scaffolds; 2.3 Chitosan-Bioactive Glass Hybrid Scaffolds; 2.4 Chitosan-Hydroxyapatite Hybrid Scaffolds; 3 In Cartilage Tissue Engineering; 3.1 Chitosan-Based Fibrous Scaffolds; 3.2 Chitosan-Based Scaffolds; 3.3 Chitosan-Based Composite Scaffolds; 4 In Liver Tissue Engineering; 4.1 Chitosan-Collagen Matrices; 4.2 Alginate-Chitosan Composite Matrices; 4.3 Chitosan-Based Microfibers; 5 In Nerve Tissue Engineering; 5.1 Chitosan-Based Membranes; 5.2 Chitosan-Based Hydrogels; 6 In Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering7 Concluding Remarks; References; Chitosan-Based Scaffolds for Cartilage Regeneration ; Abstract ; 1 Introduction; 2 Characteristics of Cartilage Damage and Reconstruction; 3 Superiorities of Chitosan-Based Scaffolds for Cartilage Regeneration; 4 Chitosan-Based Hydrogels for Cartilage Regeneration; 4.1 Physically Cross-Linked Hydrogels with Chitosan as Matrix; 4.2 Chitosan-Based Chemically Cross-Linked Hydrogels; 5 3D Porous Chitosan-Based Scaffolds; 5.1 Normal 3D Porous Chitosan-Based Scaffolds; 5.2 Fibrous Scaffolds with Chitosan as Matrix; 5.3 Chitosan-Silk Scaffolds5.4 3D Printed Chitosan Scaffolds; 5.5 Dynamic Compression Chitosan Scaffolds; 5.6 Aggregated Chitosan-Particle Scaffolds; 6 Other Scaffolds with Chitosan as Matrix; 6.1 Blood Implant in Marrow Stimulation; 6.2 Chitosan-Based Cryogels; 6.3 Chitosan-Coated Scaffolds; 7 Summary and Future Directions; References; Composite Chitosan-Calcium Phosphate Scaffolds for Cartilage Tissue Engineering ; Abstract ; 1 Articular Cartilage; 2 Tissue Engineering; 3 Chitosan-Calcium Phosphate Scaffold; 4 Formation of Biphasic Constructs; 5 Collagen-Coated Scaffold Characteristics; 6 Degradation
• Sommario/riassunto: The book is an excellent reference for scientists, researchers and students working in the field of areas of biopolymeric biomaterials, biomedical engineering, therapeutics, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. The book is divided into two parts: Part I will focus on the tissue engineering and Part II focuses on therapeutics, functionalization and computer-aided techniques. The book consists of 13 chapters contributed by 20 international contributors who are leading experts in the field of biopolymers and its applications. It will focus on the advancements of chitin and chitosan in regenerative medicine. Regenerative medicine in tissue engineering is the process of replacing or regenerating human cells, tissues, or organs to restore or establish normal function. It is an incredibly progressive field of medicine that may, in the near future, help with the shortage of life-saving organs available through donation for transplantation vis-a-vis regenerative medicine focuses on therapeutics, functionalization and computer-aided techniques. It also covers physical and chemical aspects of chitin and chitosan, structural modifications for biomedical applications, chitosan based scaffolds and biomodelling in tissue engineering, nanomedicines and therapeutic applications. With the broad range of applications, the world is waiting for biopolymers to serve as the basis for regenerative medicine and biomedical applications.