Tissue Engineering And Nanotheranostics

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vi Preface

Tissue engineering has advanced into clinical settings such as stem

cell neuron repair, bio-resorbable stent, and tissue-engineered carti-

lage. Current tissue engineering research uses computer simulation

and 3D printing technologies advancing the state-of-the-art in an

unprecedented fashion.

The first chapter of the book discusses the status of obtaining

skeletal muscle that may be lost due to diseases and injuries. Some

of the research highlights are described in Chapter 2 on biomate-

rial-based patches as fetal surgery implants. The authors give

detailed experimental results on implant development for open

fetal surgery and fetoscopic applications. They also discuss the

internal environment surrounding the fetus in terms of pH

changes, mechanical impact, and degradation profiles. Chapter 3

updates the status in 3D printing for cartilage regeneration.

Articular cartilage is introduced with various unique biological

features in comparison to most common tissues. Chapter 4 focuses

on a fascinating topic regarding differentiation of human pluripo-

tent stem cells. In particular, this chapter deals with the aspects of

human pluripotent stem cells for therapeutic applications. Critical

issues in this area are discussed including the difficulties involved

in differentiating human pluripotent stem cells from diseases-

related cell lineages, including neurons, cardiac muscle cells and

pancreatic beta cells.

The remainder of the book considers issues in nanomedicine with

an emphasis on bio-imaging, bio-sensing, nanodelivery, and multi-

functional nanocarriers for cancer thereanostics. Some effective

means of nano therapy involving the photothermal effect is also

introduced.

Chapter 5 describes recent progress on the development of mag-

netic nanohybrids for MRI and phototherapy. The authors have car-

ried out extensive experiments on developing novel nanomaterials

are particularly effective for early detection of premature tumor and

proper treatment. Chapter 6 summarizes some of the key develop-

ments in biosensing and imaging. Several conducting nanoparticles

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