Polak , Julia M.

Future strategies for tissue and organ replacement [Book /] editors, Julia M. Polak, Larry L. Hench, P. Kemp. - 1st.ed. - London : River Edge, NJ : Imperial College Press Distributed by World Scientific Pub., 2002. - xix, 427 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bioactive materials for tissue engineering scaffolds / Low temperature preservation of biological organs and tissues / Tissue engineering: clinical applications and mechanical control / Recent developments in skin substitutes / Tissue engineering in the musculoskeletal system / Engineering the liver / Tissue engineering of the genitourinary system / Implantation of kidney rudiments / Xenotransplantation: will pigs fly? / Therapeutic strategies for xenotransplantation / Encapsulation as a strategy for cell xenotransplantation / The immunologic barriers of xenotransplantation and application of genetic engineering / Stem cells: sources and applications / Possible production of spare parts using methods of developmental biology / Safety of human tissues and cells for transplantation / L.L. Hench, J.R. Jones, & P. Sepulveda -- B. Rubinsky -- R.A. Brown -- W.R. Otto -- M. Sittinger, O. Schultz, & T. Haupl -- C. Selden & H. Hodgson -- A. Atala -- M.R. Hammerman -- A.J.T. George & R.I. Lechler -- K. Teranishi, I.P.J. Alwayn, L. Buhler, D.H. Sachs & D.K.C. Cooper -- B.L. Schneider & P. Aebischer -- J.H. Tai & J.L. Platt -- L.D.K. Buttery & J.M. Polak -- J.M.W. Slack -- R.M. Warwick & J.N. Kearney.

All age.

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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
Transplantation immunology.
Organ Transplantation.
Tissue Transplantation.
Transplantation Immunology.

RD120.7 / .F88 2002

617.95

2002 J-787 WO 660 / F996 2002