Cell Encapsulation Technology and Therapeutics (Tissues engineering) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 081764010X ISBN 13: 9780817640101

Verlag: Birkhäuser, 2000

Inhaltsangabe

I Fundamentals of Cell Encapsulation.- 1. Encapsulation and Immoblization Techniques.- 2. Mass Transfer in Immobilized Cell Systems.- 3. Polymer Membranes for Cell Encapsulation.- 4. Biocompatible Encapsulation Materials: Fundamentals and Application.- 5. Modulation of Membrane Permeability.- 6. Biocompatibility Issues.- II Encapsulation Systems Section 1 Microencapsulation.- 7. Calcium Alginate.- 8. Immunoprotection of Islets of Langerhans by Microencapsulation in Barium Alginate Beads.- 9. Agarose.- 10. Poly (ethylene glycol).- 11. Long-Term Survival of Poly-L-Lysine-Alginate Microencapsulated Islet Xenografts in Spontaneously Diabetic NOD Mice.- 12. Alginate/Poly-L-Ornithine Microcapsules for Pancreatic Islet Cell Immunoprotection Giuseppe.- 13. Chitosan.- 14. Polyacrylates.- Section 2 Macroencapsulation.- 15. Diffusion Chambers.- 16. Vascular Devices.- 17. Macrocapsules Based on Ultrafiltration and Diffusion.- III Applications of Encapsulated Cell Systems Section 1 Primary Cells.- 18. Artificial Pancreas.- 19. Microencapsulated Islets in Type I Diabetics: Clinical Experience.- 20. Transplantation of Microencapsulated Parathyroid Tissue: Clinical Background, Methods, and Current Status of Research.- 21. Bioartificial Livers.- 22. Renal Replacement Devices: The Development of the Bioartificial Kidney.- 23. Encapsulation of Mammalian Embryos.- 24. Encapsulated Plant Cells: Techniques and Applications.- Section 2 Genetically Engineered Cells.- 25. Implantable Microcapsules for Gene Therapy for Hemophilia.- 26. Microencapsulation: A Novel Gene Therapy for Lysosomal Storage Diseases.- 27. Growth Hormone Gene Therapy Using Encapsulated Myoblasts.- 28. Transplantation of Encapsulated Cells into the Central Nervous System.- 29. Removal of Urea in Uremia and Ammonia in Liver Failure with Emphasis on the Use of Artificial Cells for Encapsulation of Genetically Engineered Cells.- Section 3 Bioreactor Culture.- 30. Principles of Bioreactor Design for Encapsulated Cells.- 31. Culture of Anchorage-Dependent Cells.

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Reseña del editor

Encapsulated cells offer enormous potential for the treatment of human disease. This work includes detailed descriptions of chemical properties of encapsulation materials, purification, biocompatibility issues and experimental protocols.

Biografía del autor

Lanza is Senior Director of Tissue Engineering and Transplant Medicine, Advanced Cell Technology, Inc.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Birkhäuser
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 081764010X
• ISBN 13: 9780817640101
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 472
• Herausgeber: Kühtreiber Willem_M., Lanza Robert P.
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