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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820942503321

Titolo

Stem cell bioengineering and tissue engineering microenvironment / / editors Satya Prakash & Dominique Shum-Tim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, 2011

ISBN

1-283-43329-X

9786613433299

981-283-789-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (569 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PrakashSatya

Shum-TimDominique

Disciplina

616.02774

Soggetti

Stem cells

Bioengineering

Tissue engineering

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Stem cells and effects of microenvironment -- pt. 2. Tissue engineering and bioengineering of stem cells -- pt. 3. Applications of cell therapy-- from bench to bedside.

Sommario/riassunto

This is a comprehensive review of the current state of stem cell bioengineering from authorities in the field. The first part of the book includes the basic research work on stem cells and bioengineering carried out by various laboratories. The second part consists of a review of the current development of various microcapsules in stem cell therapy. The last part will summarize the overall clinical trials on stem cell therapy and myocardial regeneration as well as the most updated personal experience recently completed by well-known experts in this field.