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Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

From Fundamentals to Applications

  • 1st Edition - September 18, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: J. Miguel Oliveira, Joana Silva-Correia, Rui L. Reis
  • Language: English

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Description

Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: From Fundaments to Applications provides the reader with a comprehensive, concise and thoroughly up-to-date resource on the different types of hydrogels in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. The book is divided into three main sections that describe biological activities and the structural and physicochemical properties of hydrogels, along with a wide range of applications, including their combination with emerging technologies. Written by a diverse range of international academics for professionals, researchers, undergraduate and graduate students, this groundbreaking publication fills a gap in literature needed in the tissue engineering and regenerative medicine field.

Key features

  • Reviews the fundamentals and recent advances of hydrogels in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications
  • Presents state-of-the-art methodologies for the synthesis and processing of different types of hydrogels
  • Includes contributions by leading experts in engineering, the life sciences, microbiology and clinical medicine

Readership

Academicians, especially the researchers and students who work in tissue engineering and/or the regenerative medicine field

Table of contents

1. Fundamentals of hydrogels I - mechanical characterization

2. Fundamentals of hydrogels II - architecture and biodegradability

3. Natural Hydrogels: synthesis, composites, and prospects in delayed wounds

4. Elastin-like hydrogels as tissue regeneration scaffolds

5. In silico simulation for designing hydrogels

6. Hydrogel functionalisation and crosslinking strategies for biomedical applications

7. Sterilization methods

8. Patents and regulatory issues

9. Ionic- and photo-crosslinked hydrogels

10. Enzymatic-crosslinked hydrogels

11. Thermo-responsive hydrogels

12. pH-responsive hydrogels: synthesis and physico-chemical properties

13. Conductive Hydrogels

14. Self-assembling hydrogels based on polymer networks

15. Memory-shape hydrogels

16. Hydrogels formed by polyelectrolyte complexation

17. Interpenetrating polymer networks (IPN) hydrogels

18. Biocomposites hydrogel-based scaffolds in Tissue Engineering and Regeneration

19. DNA based programmable hydrogels for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

20. Hydrogels as 3D scaffolds materials in tissue engineering and as organoid platforms

21. Hydrogels as filler materials

22. Hydrogels as tissue barriers

23. Hydrogels as stents

24. Silk Hydrogel Based Delivery of Cell and Bioactive Molecules for Osteochondral Tissue Engineering Applications

25. Hydrogels for development of bioinks

26. Hydrogel-inorganic filler composites for 3D bioprinting

27. Hydrogels for microfluidics

28. Hydrogels for 3D TE models

29. Hydrogels for imaging

30. Hydrogels as dynamic networks for skin repair

31. Hydrogels for cancer treatment

32. Natural-based injectable hydrogels for osteoarthritis treatment

33. Hydrogels as biologics/gene delivery systems

34. Current design and advances of hydrogel for retinal tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

35. Hydrogels for dental applications

36. Biological applications of hydrogel coatings

37. Hydrogels for immunomodulation

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 18, 2023
  • Language: English

About the editors

JO

J. Miguel Oliveira

J. Miguel Oliveira, BSc, PhD is the Director of Pre-Clinical Research at the FIFA MEDICAL CENTER, Estádio do Dragão, Porto, PT since Fev. 2013. Currently, he is a Lecturer in Doctoral Programme in Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells at UMinho, PT. He is also an Invited lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, U. Porto (since Sept. 2013) and Dept. of Polymer Eng., UM, PT. Dr. Oliveira has published over 220 scientific contributions in scientific journals. Miguel Oliveira was approved 17 patents, published 5 books, 3 special issue in scientific journals, and more than 90 book chapters in books with international circulation. In addition, he is member of the advisory board of the Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, International Journal of Tissue Engineering, Journal ISRN Biomaterials, The Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, Journal “Recent Patents on Corrosion Science”, and referee in more than 40 international journals.
Affiliations and expertise
Principal Investigator with Habilitation and Vice President of Institute 3B's, 3B’s Research Group, Institute 3B’s, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

JS

Joana Silva-Correia

Joana Silva-Correia, BSc, PhD is an Assistant Researcher at 3B’s Research Group of University of Minho. She graduated Applied Biology and successfully completed a PhD degree in Sciences (Biology) at UM, in 2009. Since then she’s worked as team member in several EU and PT funded projects that address different areas for TERM applications. She is/was PI of 4 national and 1 international funded-projects. Dr. Silva-Correia is author of 115 publications: 63 international peer-reviewed papers, 24 book chapters and 28 ISI indexed conference abstracts and proceedings. In addition, she is inventor of 6 international/national granted patents and presented more than 130 communications in major conferences in the field. She received 17 academic scientific awards/distinctions. She’s been acting as referee of several international peer-reviewed journals (15), including some of the most relevant in the field (i.e. Tissue Engineering, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, among others).
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Researcher, 3B’s Research Group, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

RR

Rui L. Reis

Dr. Rui Reis is Vice-President for Research and Innovation of University of Minho, Portugal, Director of 3B’s Research Group and Director of ICVS/3B´s Associate Laboratory, both of UMinho. He’s the CEO of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, the Coordinator of the Discoveries Centre for Regenerative and Precision Medicine, the Global Past-President of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society and the Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. He’s edited 18 books, 10 special issue journals, 280 book chapters and has more than 1225 published works listed on ISI Web of Knowledge, being an inventor of around 70 patents. He’s been awarded many important international prizes, including the TERMIS-EU contributions to the literature Award and the TERMIS-EU Career Achievement Award, and recently the UNESCO- International Life Sciences Award and the IET A. F. Harvey Engineering Research Prize.
Affiliations and expertise
President of Institute 3B’s, University of Minho; Director of the Associated Laboratory ICVS/3B’s and of the European Institute of Excellence in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (EXPERTISSUES); Full Professor of Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells, University of Minho, Barco, Portugal

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