Tissue Engineering Contributor(s): Palsson, Bernhard (Editor), Hubbell, Jeffrey A. (Editor), Plonsey, Robert (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0849318122 ISBN-13: 9780849318122 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: Tissue Engineering provides an overview of the major physiologic systems of current interest to biomedical engineers: the cardiovascular, endocrine, nervous, visual, auditory, gastrointestinal, and respiratory systems. It contains useful definitions, tables of basic physiologic data, and an introduction to the literature. The book reviews the status of tissue engineering of specific organs, including bone marrow, skeletal muscle, and cartilage. Readers will acquire a good understanding of the engineering and cell biological fundamentals of tissue engineering and will develop ideas for further development of this emerging and important field. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Allied Health Services - Medical Technology - Medical | Biotechnology - Medical | Histology |
Dewey: 610.28 |
LCCN: 2003040913 |
Series: Principles and Applications in Engineering |
Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.9" W x 10.48" (1.88 lbs) 386 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A volume in the new Principles and Applications in Engineering series, Tissue Engineering provides an overview of the major physiologic systems of current interest to biomedical engineers: cardiovascular, endocrine, nervous, visual, auditory, gastrointestinal, and respiratory. It contains useful definitions, tables of basic physiologic data, and an introduction to the literature. Then, the book reviews the status of tissue engineering of specific organs, including bone marrow, skeletal muscle, and cartilage. Readers will acquire a good understanding of the engineering and cell biological fundamentals of tissue engineering and will develop ideas for further development of this emerging and important field. |