Beschreibung:
This book offers readers cutting-edge research at the interface of polymer science and engineering, biomedical engineering, materials science, and biology. State-of-the-art developments in microscale technologies for cell engineering applications are covered, including technologies relevant to both pluripotent and adult stem cells, the immune system, and somatic cells of the animal and human origin.
From the contents : Introduction.- Part I: Microscale Technologies for Controlling Stem Cell Microenvironments.- Microscale culture of pluripotent stem cells.- Microscale technology in cellular reprogramming.- Microfluidics-based technologies for stem cells and embryos.Part II: Microscale Tissue Engineering using Stem Cells.- Spatially defined cell culture within three-dimensional hydrogels.- Combinatorial 3D Matrices for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation.- Engineered stem cell-based scaffolds and patches for heart disorders.