Stem Cell Bioengineering

by Biju Parekkadan, Martin L. Yarmush

Overview

Written and edited by recognized experts in the field, the new Artech House Methods in Bioengineering book series offers detailed guidance on authoritative methods for addressing specific bioengineering challenges. Offering a highly practical presentation of each topic, each book provides research engineers, scientists, and students with step-by-step procedures, clear examples, and effective ways to overcome problems that may be encountered. This cutting-edge volume is focused on methods to derive, manipulate, target, and/or prepare stem cells for clinical use. The book helps you master powerful stem cell bioengineering methods, enabling them to rigorously test hypotheses and compare their results to "gold standards".

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596934023
Publisher:	Artech House, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/28/2009
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Martin Yarmush, is the Helen Andrus Benedict Professor of Surgery and Bioengineering at the Harvard Medical School and Director of the Center for Engineering in Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Yarmush is an internationally recognized engineer and biophysical chemist. He is known as one of the leading investigators in the area of molecular and cellular bionengineering through seminal contributions to the fields of hepatic and skin tissue engineering, applied immunology, metabolic engineering, and geonomics and proteomics. Biju Parekkadan is an instructor in surgery and bioengineering at Massachusetts General Hospital. His research focus is in the area of stem cell bioengineering. He holds a B.S. in biomedical engineering from Rutgers University and a Ph.D. in chemical and medical engineering from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology.

Table of Contents

Overview. Derivation of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines. Clinical Scale Culture Methods for Stem Cells. Microscal Methods to Probe Stem Cell Differentiation and Function. Isolation, Analysis and Ex Vivo Expansion of Adult Stem Cells. Boosting Endogenous Stem Populations in the Adult. Graft Preparation and Administration. Imaging Stem Cell Transplants.