Regenerative medicine and biomaterials for the repair of connective tissues /

Regenerative medicine for the repair of connective tissues is a fast moving field which generates a lot of interest. Unfortunately the biomaterials and biomechanics for soft tissue repair has been under-represented in the past. Particularly the natural association between cartilage, tendons and liga...

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: Archer, Charles W.; Ralphs, Jim.
Published: CRC Press ; Woodhead Pub.,
Publisher Address: Boca Raton : Oxford :
Publication Dates: 2010.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Woodhead Publishing in materials
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781845694173
Summary: Regenerative medicine for the repair of connective tissues is a fast moving field which generates a lot of interest. Unfortunately the biomaterials and biomechanics for soft tissue repair has been under-represented in the past. Particularly the natural association between cartilage, tendons and ligaments is often not made. Regenerative medicine and biomaterials for the repair of connective tissues addresses this gap in the market by bringing together the natural association of cartilage, tendons and ligaments to provide a review of the different structures, biomechanics and, more importantly, provide a clear discussion of practical techniques and biomaterials which may be used to repair the connective tissues. Part one discusses cartilage repair and regeneration with chapters on such topics as structure, biomechanics and repair of cartilage. Chapters in Part two focus on the repair of tendons on ligaments with particular techniques including cell-based therapies for the repair and regeneration of tendons and ligaments and scaffolds for tendon and ligament tissue engineering. Addresses the natural association between cartilage, tendons and ligaments which is often not madeProvides a review of the different structures, biomechanics and practical techniques which are used in the repair of connective tissuesChapters focus on such areas as cartilage repair and regeneration, the repair of tendons and ligaments, investigating techniques including scaffolds and cell-based therapies.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xvii, 485 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 1845697790
9781845697792
Index Number: QM563
CLC: R681
Contents: The structure and regenerative capacity of synovial joint tissues / A.-M. Sa a ma nen [and others] -- The myofibroblast in connective tissue repair and regeneration / B. Hinz -- The structure of articular cartilage / E.B. Hunziker -- Measuring the biomechanical properties of cartilage cells / D.L. Bader and M.M. Knight -- Understanding tissue response to cartilage injury / F. Dell'accio and T.L. Vincent -- Understanding osteoarthritis and other cartilage diseases / T. Aigner, N. Schmitz, and S. So der -- Using animal models of cartilage repair to screen new clinical techniques / C.W. McIlwraith -- Cartilage tissue repair : autologous osteochondral mosaicplasty / L. Hangody [and others] -- Cartilage tissue repair : autologous chondrocyte implantation / M. Brittberg -- Cell sheet technologies for cartilage repair / M. Sato -- Cell therapies for articular cartilage repair : chondrocytes and mesenchymal stem cells / R. Andriamanalijaona -- Scaffolds for musculoskeletal tissue engineering / H. Li and J.H. Elisseeff -- Outcome measures of articular cartilage repair / M.E. Trice -- The structure of tendons and ligaments / M. Benjamin -- Tendon biomechanics / M. Kj r, S.P. Magnusson, and A. Mackey -- Tendon injury and repair mechanisms / N. Maffulli [and others] -- Tissue engineering for ligament and tendon repair / M. Lee and B.M. Wu -- Cell-based therapies for the repair and regeneration of tendons and ligaments / R.K.W. Smith -- Scaffolds for tendon and ligament tissue engineering / J.C.H. Goh and S. Sahoo.