Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

  1. Tissue Engineering Applications
    1. Musculoskeletal System
      1. Bone Tissue Engineering
        1. Bone Biology
          1. Scaffold Requirements
            1. Cell Sources
              1. Growth Factors
                1. Clinical Applications
                2. Cartilage Tissue Engineering
                  1. Cartilage Types
                    1. Chondrocyte Biology
                      1. Scaffold Design
                        1. Mechanical Environment
                          1. Clinical Challenges
                          2. Ligament and Tendon Engineering
                            1. Tissue Structure
                              1. Mechanical Requirements
                                1. Cell Sources
                                  1. Scaffold Alignment
                                    1. Growth Factors
                                    2. Muscle Tissue Engineering
                                      1. Skeletal Muscle
                                        1. Cardiac Muscle
                                          1. Smooth Muscle
                                        2. Cardiovascular System
                                          1. Blood Vessel Engineering
                                            1. Vessel Structure
                                              1. Mechanical Properties
                                                1. Endothelialization
                                                  1. Small vs. Large Diameter Vessels
                                                  2. Heart Valve Engineering
                                                    1. Valve Structure and Function
                                                      1. Material Requirements
                                                        1. Tissue Engineering Approaches
                                                        2. Cardiac Tissue Engineering
                                                          1. Cardiomyocyte Sources
                                                            1. Electrical Conduction
                                                              1. Vascularization
                                                                1. Mechanical Function
                                                              2. Nervous System
                                                                1. Peripheral Nerve Repair
                                                                  1. Nerve Structure
                                                                    1. Regeneration Process
                                                                      1. Guidance Conduits
                                                                        1. Growth Factors
                                                                        2. Central Nervous System
                                                                          1. Spinal Cord Injury
                                                                            1. Brain Tissue Engineering
                                                                              1. Neural Stem Cells
                                                                                1. Challenges
                                                                              2. Skin and Soft Tissues
                                                                                1. Skin Structure
                                                                                  1. Wound Healing Process
                                                                                    1. Skin Substitutes
                                                                                      1. Epidermal Substitutes
                                                                                        1. Dermal Substitutes
                                                                                          1. Composite Substitutes
                                                                                          2. Clinical Applications
                                                                                          3. Other Organ Systems
                                                                                            1. Liver Tissue Engineering
                                                                                              1. Hepatocyte Function
                                                                                                1. Liver Architecture
                                                                                                  1. Bioreactor Systems
                                                                                                  2. Kidney Tissue Engineering
                                                                                                    1. Nephron Structure
                                                                                                      1. Filtration Function
                                                                                                        1. Vascularization
                                                                                                        2. Lung Tissue Engineering
                                                                                                          1. Alveolar Structure
                                                                                                            1. Gas Exchange
                                                                                                              1. Decellularized Scaffolds
                                                                                                              2. Bladder Engineering
                                                                                                                1. Urothelial Cells
                                                                                                                  1. Smooth Muscle
                                                                                                                    1. Clinical Success
                                                                                                                    2. Corneal Engineering
                                                                                                                      1. Corneal Structure
                                                                                                                        1. Transparency Requirements
                                                                                                                          1. Cell Sources

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