This groundbreaking work puts you at the cutting edge of diagnostic and therapeutic bioengineering, and brings you up to speed with the extraordinary range of cell-based biomedical applications now in development. Written by pioneers in the field, it explores the top-down and bottom-up technologies that can be used to control various aspects of the stem cell microenvironment. The book shows how these microfabrication and material synthesis techniques are paving the way to dramatic clinical breakthroughs in areas ranging from in vitro fertilization to artificial skin and organ tissue generation.
This groundbreaking work puts you at the cutting edge of diagnostic and therapeutic bioengineering, and brings you up to speed with the extraordinary range of cell-based biomedical applications now in development. Written by pioneers in the field, it explores the top-down and bottom-up technologi...