Engineering Strategies for Regenerative Medicine

Engineering Strategies for Regenerative Medicine considers how engineering strategies can be applied to accelerate advances in regenerative medicine. The book provides relevant and up-to-date content on key topics, including the interdisciplinary integration of different aspects of stem cell biology and technology, diverse technologies, and their applications. By providing massive amounts of data on each individual, recent scientific advances are rapidly accelerating medicine. Cellular, molecular and genetic parameters from biological samples combined with clinical information can now provide valuable data to scientists, clinicians and ultimately patients, leading to the development of precision medicine.

Equally noteworthy are the contributions of stem cell biology, bioengineering and tissue engineering that unravel the mechanisms of disease, regeneration and development.

Considers how engineering strategies can accelerate novel advances in regenerative medicineTakes an interdisciplinary approach, integrating different aspects of research, technology and applicationProvides up-to-date coverage on this rapidly developing area of medicinePresents insights from an experienced and cross-disciplinary group of researchers and practitioners with close links to industry

Introduction
1. Pluripotent Stem Cell Biology and Engineering
2. Process Development and Manufacturing Approaches for Mesenchymal stem cell therapies
3. Bio-inspired Materials and Tissue Engineering Approaches applied to the Regeneration of Musculoskeletal Tissues
4. Bioengineering Strategies for Gene Delivery
5. Advanced Microtechnologies for High-Throughput Screening
6. Inductive Factors for generation of pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes
7. Pluripotent cells for the assessment of chemically-induced teratogenesis and developmental toxicology
8. Conclusions and Closing Remarks