
Engineering Neural Tissue from Stem Cells
Description
Key Features
- Provides readers entering the field with a strong basis of neural tissue engineering processes and real-world applications
- Discusses the most current clinical trials and their importance of treating nervous system disorders
- Reviews the structure and immune response of the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord and their present cells
- Offers a necessary overview of the natural and synthetic biomaterials used to engineer neural tissue
Readership
Research engineers, clinicians, and graduates entering the field of neural tissue engineering, biomaterials scientists, biomedical engineers
Table of Contents
1. The need for engineering neural tissue using stem cells
2. Overview of the nervous system
3. Stem cells and their applications in repairing the damaged nervous system
4. Design considerations when engineering neural tissue from stem cells
5. Natural biomaterials for engineering neural tissue from stem cells
6. Synthetic biomaterials for engineering neural tissue from stem cells
7. Drug delivery systems for engineering neural tissue
8. New technologies for engineering neural tissue from stem cells
Product details
- No. of pages: 224
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2017
- Published: July 5, 2017
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780128113868
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128113851
About the Author
Stephanie Willerth
Affiliations and Expertise
Ratings and Reviews
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William B. Wed Jan 24 2018
Accessible to all levels of understanding
I'm a beginner in the field. The text was clear and well laid out with enough explanation that I could follow along. It also has more then enough information and additional readings that an expert would also find it useful.