Engineered Biomaterials and Tissues

In the latest years, tissue engineering strategies associate the material engineering, cell translation principles, and engineering to design biological substitutes that can reconstruct and maintain the normal function of affected organs or tissues. When a biomaterial is designed it is important to take into account its particular application in order to provide the specific properties for the tissue. For a biomaterial to be considered safe it is important to meet some crucial characteristics, it should be biocompatible, bioinert or bioactive and it also has to avoid inflammation, allergenic and toxic reactions. Also, the biological, morphological and physical properties must be adapted to promote the interaction between tissue and biomaterial. The 6 chapters found in this new book contain accessible and clearly described information for a large audience, such as bioengineers, biotechnologists, biochemists, doctors and also for any reader that is curious to find out about the most interesting and recent advances in the field of engineered biomaterials and tissues.