Biomedical Foams for Tissue Engineering Applications

Biomedical foams are a new class of materials, which are increasingly being used for tissue engineering applications. The structure of biomedical foams can be engineered to meet the requirements of nutrient trafficking, cell and tissue invasion and to tune the degradation rate and mechanical stability on the specific tissue to be repaired. Biomedical foams for tissue engineering applications provides a comprehensive review of developments in this area.

Part one explores the fundamentals, properties and modification of biomedical foams including the optimal design and manufacture of biomedical foam pore structure for tissue engineering applications, biodegradable biomedical foam scaffolds, tailoring the pore structure of foam scaffolds for nerve regeneration, and tailoring properties of polymeric biomedical foams. Chapters in part two focus on tissue engineering applications of biomedical foams including the use of bioactive glass foams for tissue engineering applications, bioactive glass and glass-ceramic foam scaffolds for bone tissue restoration, composite biomedical foams for engineering bone tissue, injectable biomedical foams for bone regeneration, polylactic acid (PLA) biomedical foams for tissue engineering, porous hydrogel biomedical foam scaffolds for tissue repair, and titanium biomedical foams for osseointegration.

Biomedical foams for tissue engineering applications is a technical resource for researchers and developers in the field of biomaterials and academics and students of biomedical engineering and regenerative medicine.

• Explores the fundamentals, properties and modification of biomedical foams
• Includes intense focus on tissue engineering applications of biomedical foams
• A technical resource for researchers and developers in the field of biomaterials and academics and students of biomedical engineering and regenerative medicine

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Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials

1 Sterilisation of tissues using ionising radiations
Edited by J. F. Kennedy, G. O. Phillips and P. A. Williams

2 Surfaces and interfaces for biomaterials
Edited by P. Vadgama

3 Molecular interfacial phenomena of polymers and biopolymers
Edited by C. Chen

4 Biomaterials, artificial organs and tissue engineering
Edited by L. Hench and J. Jones

5 Medical modelling
R. Bibb

6 Artificial cells, cell engineering and therapy
Edited by S. Prakash

7 Biomedical polymers
Edited by M. Jenkins

8 Tissue engineering using ceramics and polymers
Edited by A. R. Boccaccini and J. Gough

9 Bioceramics and their clinical applications
Edited by T. Kokubo

10 Dental biomaterials
Edited by R. V. Curtis and T. F. Watson

11 Joint replacement technology
Edited by P. A. Revell

12 Natural-based polymers for biomedical applications
Edited by R. L. Reiss et al.

13 Degradation rate of bioresorbable materials
Edited by F. J. Buchanan

14 Orthopaedic bone cements
Edited by S. Deb

15 Shape memory alloys for biomedical applications
Edited by T. Yoneyama and S. Miyazaki

16 Cellular response to biomaterials
Edited by L. Di Silvio

17 Biomaterials for treating skin loss
Edited by D. P. Orgill and C. Blanco

18 Biomaterials and tissue engineering in urology
Edited by J. Denstedt and A. Atala

19 Materials science for dentistry
B. W. Darvell

20 Bone repair biomaterials
Edited by J. A. Planell, S. M. Best, D. Lacroix and A. Merolli

21 Biomedical composites
Edited by L. Ambrosio

22 Drug device combination products
Edited by A. Lewis

23 Biomaterials and regenerative medicine in ophthalmology
Edited byT.V. Chirila

24 Regenerative medicine and biomaterials for the repair of connective tissues
Edited by C. Archer and J. Ralphs

25 Metals for biomedical devices
Edited by M. Ninomi

26 Biointegration of medical implant materials: Science and design
Edited by C. P. Sharma

27 Biomaterials and devices for the circulatory system
Edited by T. Gourlay and R. Black

28 Surface modification of biomaterials: Methods analysis and applications
Edited by R. Williams

29 Biomaterials for artificial organs
Edited by M. Lysaght and T. Webster

30 Injectable biomaterials: Science and applications
Edited by B. Vernon

31 Biomedical hydrogels: Biochemistry, manufacture and medical applications
Edited by S. Rimmer

32 Preprosthetic and maxillofacial surgery: Biomaterials, bone grafting and tissue engineering
Edited by J. Ferri and E. Hunziker

33 Bioactive materials in medicine: Design and applications
Edited by X. Zhao, J. M. Courtney and H. Qian

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Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials

Part I: Fundamentals, properties and modification of biomedical foams

1. Introduction to biomedical foams

Abstract:

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Evolution of biomedical foams

1.3 Materials for fabricating biomedical foams

1.4 Manufacturing processes for biomedical foams and scaffolds

1.5 Scaffolds for in vitro cell culture

1.6 Scaffolds for in vivo tissue-induced regeneration

1.7 Platforms for the controlled delivery of bioactive agents

1.8 Microscaffolds for in situ cell delivery and tissue fabrication

1.9 Three-dimensional tumour models

1.10 Conclusion

1.11 References

2. Properties of biomedical foams for tissue engineering applications

Abstract:

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Metals for biomedical foam fabrication

2.3 Ceramics and glass for biomedical foam fabrication

2.4 Degradable polymers for biomedical foam fabrication

2.5 Polymer-based composites for biomedical foam fabrication

2.6 Conclusions and future trends

2.7 References

3. Optimal design and manufacture of biomedical foam pore structure for tissue engineering applications

Abstract:

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Micro-structure of biomedical foams and processing techniques

3.3 Improving control of scaffold pore structure by combined approaches

3.4 Pore structure versus in vitro cell culture

3.5 Pore structure vs. in vivo new tissue regeneration

3.6 Conclusion

3.7 References

4. Tailoring the pore structure of foam scaffolds for nerve regeneration

Abstract:

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Materials for foam scaffold fabrication

4.3 Design and fabrication of foam scaffolds for nerve regeneration

4.4 Methods of assessing nerve regeneration and overview of porous scaffolds

4.5 Future trends

4.6 Conclusion

4.7 References

5. Tailoring properties of polymeric biomedical foams

Abstract:

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Aliphatic polyesters used for porous scaffold fabrication

5.3 Polyurethanes for biomedical foam production

5.4 Tyrosine-derived polymers

5.5 Processing techniques for fabricating porous scaffolds

5.6 Characterization of polymeric foams

5.7 In vitro and in vivo testing

5.8 Applications of polymeric foams in tissue engineering

5.9 Future trends

5.10 Sources of further information and advice

5.11 References

6. Biodegradable biomedical foam scaffolds

Abstract:

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Foaming techniques and properties of expanding polymer/gas solutions

6.3 Biofoams based on natural polymers

6.4 Biofoams based on biodegradable polyesters

6.5 References

Part II: Tissue engineering applications of biomedical foams

7. Bioactive glass foams for tissue engineering applications

Abstract:

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Processing 'foam-like' bioactive glass-based scaffolds

7.3 In vitro and in vivo studies of bioactive glass-based biomedical foams

7.4 Conclusions and future trends

7.5 References

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