Main description:

Characterisation and Design of Tissue Scaffolds offers scientists a useful guide on the characterization of tissue scaffolds, detailing what needs to be measured and why, how such measurements can be made, and addressing industrially important issues.

Part one provides readers with information on the fundamental considerations in the characterization of tissue scaffolds, while other sections detail how to prepare tissue scaffolds, discuss techniques in characterization, and present practical considerations for manufacturers.

Contents:

1 Material types for tissue scaffolds

2 Designing and modelling pore size distribution in tissue scaffolds

3 Designing and modelling degradation behaviour in tissue scaffolds

4 Preparing natural matrices - de-cellularised materials

5 Preparing polymer-based - solid scaffolds

6 Measuring/Assessing degradation behaviour in tissue scaffolds

7 Drug release profiles

8 On the use of stereology in tissue scaffolds

9 Image analysis and quantification of tissue scaffolds

10 Sterilization of tissue scaffolds

11 Practical relevance and interpretation of characterisation data