Main description:

Biomaterials for Neural Tissue Engineering covers a range of materials and technologies used for regenerating or repairing neural tissue. With a strong focus on biomaterials and scaffolds, the book examines the testing and evaluation pathway for in-vitro and in-vivo testing trials. This book introduces the reader to the fundamentals of the nervous system from a tissue engineering perspective and goes on to describe contemporary technologies used in the development of neural repair materials, as well as currently available biomaterials suitable for neural tissue repair and regeneration.

This detailed reference is ideal for those who are new to using biomaterials in tissue engineering, particularly those interested in the nervous system, including academics and early career researchers in the fields of materials science, regenerative medicine, biomedical engineering and clinical sciences.

Contents:

1. The need for biomaterials in neural tissue engineering
2. Introduction to the nervous system from tissue engineering perspective
3. Natural, synthetic, and hybrid and composite biomaterials for neural tissue engineering
4. Carbon-based nanomaterials for nervous tissue engineering
5. Microfluidic systems for neural tissue engineering
6. Therapeutic polymer gel system in neural tissue engineering
7. Growth factor delivery for neural tissue engineering
8. Computational methods in modeling of scaffolds for neural tissue engineering
9. Drug delivery systems for neural tissue engineering
10. Biofabrication techniques for neural tissue engineering
11. Stem cells, bioengineering, and 3D scaffolds for neural tissue engineering
12. Characterization of scaffolds for neural tissue engineering
13. In vitro evaluation of biomaterials for neural tissue engineering
14. In vivo evaluation of biomaterials for neural tissue engineering