Biomimetic, bioresponsive, and bioactive materials : an introduction to integrating materials with tissues /
The accessible introduction to biomaterials and their applications in tissue replacement, medical devices, and more Molecular and cell biology is being increasingly integrated into the search for high-performance biomaterials and biomedical devices, transforming a formerly engineering- and materia...
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Hoboken :
John Wiley & Sons,
[2012]
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Table of Contents:
- 2.4.3.1 Structure and Functionality2.4.3.2 Repair, Healing, and Renewal; 2.4.4 Cardiac Muscle; 2.4.4.1 Structure and Functionality; 2.4.4.2 Repair, Healing, and Renewal; 2.5 CONNECTIVE TISSUE; 2.5.1 Background; 2.5.2 Embryonic Connective Tissue; 2.5.3 Connective Tissue Proper; 2.5.3.1 Cells of the Connective Tissue Proper; 2.5.3.2 Connective Tissue Proper Fibers; 2.5.3.3 Ground Substance; 2.5.4 Specialized Connective Tissues; 2.5.4.1 Structure and Function; 2.5.4.2 Repair, Healing, and Renewal of Hyaline Cartilage; 2.6 THE FOREIGN BODY RESPONSE; EXERCISES/QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER 2; REFERENCES; 3: HARD TISSUE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONALITY3.1 DEFINITION OF HARD TISSUES; 3.2 ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; 3.2.1 Structure of the Articular Cartilage; 3.2.2 Specific Mechanism Repair of the Articular Cartilage; 3.3 BONE TISSUE; 3.3.1 The Structure of the Bony Tissues; 3.3.2 The Functions of Bone Tissue; 3.3.3 Cell Types Involved in Bone Homeostasis: The Osteoblasts and the Osteoclasts; 3.3.4 Ossification, Turnover, and Remodeling; 3.3.5 Bone Composite Structure and Its Effect on Mechanical Performance; 3.4 CONCLUDING REMARKS; EXERCISES/QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER 3; REFERENCES; 4: biomedical applications of biomimetic polymers: the phosphorylcholine-containing polymers.
- Biomimetic, Bioresponsive, and Bioactive Materials; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CONTRIBUTORS; 1: HISTORY OF BIOMIMETIC, BIOACTIVE, AND BIORESPONSIVE BIOMATERIALS; 1.1 THE FIRST GENERATION OF BIOMATERIALS: THE SEARCH FOR "THE BIOINERT"; 1.1.1 Bioinert: Myth, Reality, or Utopia?; 1.2 THE SECOND GENERATION OF BIOMATERIALS: BIOMIMETIC, BIORESPONSIVE, BIOACTIVE; 1.2.1 Hydroxyapatite (HA) and Bioglass®: Cell Adhesion and Stimulation; 1.2.2 Collagen, Fibrin Glue, and Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels: Presenting the ECM; 1.2.3 Chitosan and Alginate: Replacing the ECM; 1.2.4 Poly(Lactic/Glycolic) Acid Copolymers: Encouraging Tissue Remodeling by Safe Biodegradation1.2.5 Porous Metals: Favoring Mechanical Integration; 1.3 THE THIRD-GENERATION BIOMATERIALS: BIOMIMICKING NATURAL BIOACTIVE AND BIORESPONSIVE PROCESSES; 1.3.1 Principal Phases of Tissue Regeneration; 1.3.1.1 Cell Adhesion: The Cornerstone of Tissue Regeneration; 1.3.1.2 Mechanisms of Tissue Mineralization; 1.4 PRINCIPLES OF BIOMIMESIS AND BIOACTIVITY; 1.4.1 Biomimicking of the ECM; 1.4.2 Biomimicking of Cell Membrane Components; 1.4.3 Biomimicking Cell Signaling Pathways; 1.4.3.1 Modulation of the Growth Factor Signaling by Gene Expression: Bioactive Gene Delivery Systems1.5 BIOACTIVE BIOMATERIALS FROM DIFFERENT NATURAL SOURCES; 1.5.1 Silk Fibroin; 1.5.2 Soybean-Based Biomaterials; 1.6 SCOPE OF THIS BOOK; REFERENCES; 2: SOFT TISSUE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONALITY; 2.1 OVERVIEW; 2.2 EPITHELIAL TISSUE; 2.2.1 Background; 2.3 THE SKIN; 2.3.1 Structure and Functionality; 2.3.2 Repair, Healing, and Renewal; 2.4 MUSCLE TISSUE; 2.4.1 Background; 2.4.2 Skeletal Muscle; 2.4.2.1 Structure and Functionality; 2.4.2.2 Repair, Healing, and Renewal; 2.4.3 Smooth Muscle