This book presents the latest research and science on the process of vessel assembly, with an emphasis on methods for controlling the process for therapeutic applications. It has a strong orientation toward regenerative medicine and tissue engineering applications with contributions from engineers, basic scientists, and biologists. The book provides the reader with an understanding of the process of how blood vessels and methods for controlling this process are engineered in order to develop treatments for various pathologies and surgical situations.

Part 1 Cells. Endothelial Progenitor Cells: Current Status. Role of Pericytes in Tissue Engineering. Mesenchymal Support Cells in the Assembly of Functional Vessel Networks. Adipose Stromal Vascular Fraction Cells for Vascularization of Engineered Tissues. Part 2 Biomaterials. Vascular Development and Morphogenesis in Biomaterials. Biophysical Mechanisms That Govern the Vascularization of Microfluidic Scaffolds. Engineered In Vitro Systems of the Microcirculation. Microfabrication of Three-Dimensional Vascular Structures. Gradient Scaffolds for Vascularized Tissue Formation. Part 3 Models. Modeling Vascularization in Tissue Engineering Scaffolds. Multiscale Modeling of Angiogenesis. Part 4 Imaging. In Vivo Imaging Methods for the Assessment of Angiogenesis: Clinical and Experimental Applications. Part 5 Vascularized Tissues. In Vivo Techniques and Strategies for Enhanced Vascularization of Engineered Bone. Vascularization of Encapsulated Cells. Vascularization of Muscle. Vascularization in Engineered Adipose Tissue. In Vivo Vascularization for Large-Volume Soft Tissue Engineering. Index.