A Laboratory Course in Biomaterials

ISBN-13: 9781420075823 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 216 str.

Wujing Xian

Opis

A new teaching tool for instructors in biomaterials and bioengineering, this volume is a comprehensive laboratory textbook. It trains students in laboratory skills, data analysis, problem solving, and scientific writing and integrates a variety of principles that include materials science, chemistry, biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, and engineering. Providing detailed descriptions, explanations, and illustrations of experiments, the text also includes a series of questions and answers at the end of each chapter to clarify concepts. Many of the experiments presented are adapted from research papers to reflect the recent progress in biomaterials and bioengineering.

Spis treści

Basic Laboratory Skills. Module I. Drug Delivery: Controlled Release of Encapsulated Protein from PLGA Microspheres. Module II. Natural Biomaterials: Collagen and Chitosan. Basic Laboratory Skills II. Cell Culture and Microscopy. Module III. Biocompatibility Testing: Cytotoxicity and Adhesion. Module IV. Tissue Engineering: Organotypic Cultures of Skin Equivalents. Module V. Bioceramics: Porous Hydroxyapatite Composite. Appendix: Answers. Index.

O autorze

Wujing Xian is a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.