{"product_id":"9789814656122","title":"Gels Handbook: Fundamentals, Properties, Applications (In 3 Volumes): Fundamentals, Properties and Applications(In 3 Volumes)Volume 1: Fundamentals of HydrogelsVolume 2: Applications of Hydrogels in Regenerative MedicineVolume 3: Application of Hydrogels","description":"\u003cp\u003eHydrogels are made from a three-dimensional network of cross linked hydrophilic polymers or colloidal particles that contain a large fraction of water. In recent years, hydrogels have attracted significant attention for a variety of applications in biology and medicine. This has resulted in significant advances in the design and engineering of hydrogels to meet the needs of these applications. This handbook explores significant development of hydrogels from characterization and applications. Volume 1 covers state-of-art knowledge and techniques of fundamental aspects of hydrogel physics and chemistry with an eye on bioengineering applications. Volume 2 explores the use of hydrogels in the interdisciplinary field of tissue engineering. Lastly volume 3 focuses on two important aspects of hydrogels, that is, drug delivery and biosensing. Contains 50 colour pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVolume 1: Fundamentals of Hydrogels (Qi Wen [Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA] and Yi Dong [OPKO Diagnostics, LLC, OPKO Health, Inc., USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural Hydrogels \u003ci\u003e(Shangyou-Tee [NTU, Singapore])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTypes and Chemistry of Synthetic Hydrogels \u003ci\u003e(John Garner [Akina, Inc., USA] and Kinam Park [Purdue University, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComputational Nanomechanics of Hydrogels \u003ci\u003e(Hossein Salahshoor and Nima Rahbar [Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMechanical Properties of Hydrogels \u003ci\u003e(Anne S van Oosten, Peter A Galie and Paul A Janmey [University of Pennsylvania, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHydrogel Architecture \u003ci\u003e(Fariba Dehghani and Ali Fathi [The University of Sydney, Australia])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eControlling Hydrogel Biodegradability \u003ci\u003e(Wesley N Sivak, Danielle M Minteer, Bernd Lannau and Kacey G Marra [University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTailoring Hydrogel Adhesiveness to Cells, Proteins, and Bacteria \u003ci\u003e(Silviya Petrova Zustiak [Saint Louis University, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhoto-Cross-Linking Methods to Design Hydrogels \u003ci\u003e(Brian Amsden [Queen's University, Canada])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf-Assembling Hydrogels \u003ci\u003e(Annada Rajbhandary and Bradley L Nilsson [University of Rochester, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnvironment Responsive Hydrogels \u003ci\u003e(Yanzhen Yin, Shufei Jiao [Qinzhou University, China], Chao Lang and Junqiu Liu [Jilin University, China])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVolume 2: Applications of Hydrogels in Regenerative Medicine (Mohammad Reza Abidian [University of Houston, USA], Umut Atakan Gurkan [Case Western Reserve University, USA] and Faramarz Edalat [Emory University, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHydrogels in Regenerative Medicine \u003ci\u003e(Nesrin Hasirc, Cemile Kilic, Aylin Kömez, Gökhan Bahcecioglu and Vasif Hasirci [Middle East Technical University, Turkey])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetermining Stem Cell Fate with Hydrogels \u003ci\u003e(Aylin Acun, Andreana Panzo and Pinar Zorlutuna [University of Notre Dame, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApplications of Hydrogels in 3D Functional Tissue Models \u003ci\u003e(Tamer Çırak, Tayfun Vural [Hacettepe University, Turkey], Doǧa Kavaz [International Cyprus University, Northern Cyprus] and Emir Baki Denkbaş [Hacettepe University, Turkey])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngineering Regenerative Dextran Hydrogels for Acute Skin Wound Healing \u003ci\u003e(Jie Cheng, Ying Jin, Jeremy J Mao, Guoming Sun [Columbia University Medical Center, USA]) and David M Owens [Columbia University, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApplication of Hydrogels in Ocular Tissue Engineering \u003ci\u003e(Vipuil Kishore [Florida Institute of Technology, USA], Yunus Alapan [Case Western Reserve University, USA], Ranjani Iyer, Ryan Mclay [Florida Institute of Technology, USA] and Umut A Gurkan [Case Western Reserve University, USA and Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHydrogels in Bone Tissue Engineering: A Multi-Parametric Approach \u003ci\u003e(Silvia M Mihaila, Rui L Reis, Alexandra P Marques and Manuela E Gomes [University of Minho, Portugal])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHydrogels in Intervertebral Disk (IVD) Repair \u003ci\u003e(Cem Bayram [Aksaray University, Turkey], Murat Demirbilek and Emir Baki Denkbaş [Hacettepe University, Turkey])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHydrogels in Cartilage Tissue Engineering \u003ci\u003e(Antonella Motta, Mariangela Fedel and Claudio Migliaresi [University of Trento, Italy])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApplication of Hydrogels for Tendon and Ligament Repair and Tissue Engineering \u003ci\u003e(Matteo Stoppato, Friedrich von Flotow [Tufts University] and Catherine K Kuo [Tufts University and Tufts University School of Medicine])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHydrogels in Bone Tissue Engineering \u003ci\u003e(Minh Khanh Nguyen, Julia E Samorezov and Eben Alsberg [Case Western Reserve University, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHydrogels in Cardiac Tissue Engienering \u003ci\u003e(Shauna M Dorsey and Jason A Burdick [University of Pennsylvania, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApplication of Hydrogels in Heart Valve Tissue Engineering \u003ci\u003e(Jesper Hjortnaes [University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands] and Frederick J Schoen [Brigham\u0026amp;Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHydrogels in Vascular Tissue Engineering \u003ci\u003e(Y J Blinder [Israel Institute of Technology, Israel and Harvard University, USA], D J Mooney [Harvard University, USA] and S Levenberg [Israel Institute of Technology, Israel])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse of Hydrogels in the Engineering of Lung Tissue \u003ci\u003e(Joaquin Cortiella, Jean A Niles, Stephanie P Vega, Lissenya Argueta, Adriene Eastaway and Joan E Nichols [Weill Cornell Medical College, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHydrogels for Hepatic Tissue Engineering \u003ci\u003e(Kerim B Kaylan and Gregory H Underhill [University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgarose Hydrogel Beads for Treating Diabetes \u003ci\u003e(Nguyen Minh Luan, Yuji Teramura and Hiroo Iwata [Kyoto University, Japan])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHydrogels in Urogenital Applications \u003ci\u003e(James Turner and Jiro Nagatomi [Clemson University, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVolume 3: Application of Hydrogels in Drug Delivery and Biosensing (Lifeng Kang [NUS, Singapore] and Sheereen Majd [University of Houston, USA]):\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModeling Drug Release from Synthetic Hydrogels \u003ci\u003e(Chien-Chi Lin [Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, USA] and Han Shih [Purdue University, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural Polysaccharide-Based Hydrogels for Controlled Localized Drug Delivery \u003ci\u003e(Roman P Blount, IV and Narayan Bhattarai [North Carolina A\u0026amp;T State University, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eIn Situ\u003c\/i\u003e Crosslinked Hydrogels for Drug Delivery \u003ci\u003e(Jin Woo Bae and Ki Dong Park [Ajou University, South Korea])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupramolecular Hydrogels for Drug Delivery \u003ci\u003e(Prashant Sawant [RMIT, Australia])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBioHybrid Hydrogels as Environment-Sensitive Materials for Systematic Delivery of Therapeutics \u003ci\u003e(Sara Faraji Dana, Jing Pan [NUS, Singapore] and Maziar S Ardejani [King's College London, UK])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApplication of PEG in Drug Delivery System \u003ci\u003e(Bramasta Nugraha [ETH Zürich, Switzerland and Roche Innovation Center Basel, Switzerland])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHydrogels as Actuators for Biological Applications \u003ci\u003e(Hongrui Jiang and Difeng Zhu [University of Wisconsin Madison, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvances in Smart Hydrogels for Biosensing Applications \u003ci\u003e(Wei Wang, Jimmy Amin, and Zhiqiang Cao [Wayne State University, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3D Cancer Models on Hydrogels \u003ci\u003e(Imran Rizvi, Heather Gudejko, Emma Briars, Shazia Khan, Chun-Te Chiang, [Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA], Hamid El-Hamidi, Jonathan P Celli [University of Massachusetts Boston, USA] and Tayyaba Hasan [Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHydrogel-Mediated Patterning of Cellular and Biomolecular Microarrays for Screening Assays and Biosensing \u003ci\u003e(You Jung Kang, Soo Hyun Park, and Sheereen Majd [Pennsylvania State University, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtein-Immobilized Hydrogel Microstructures for Optical Biosensing \u003ci\u003e(Won-Gun Koh [Yonsei University, South Korea])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCell-Encapsulating Hydrogels for Biosensing \u003ci\u003e(Pu Chen, Shuqi Wang, Fatih Inci, Sinan Güven, Savas Tasoglu and Utkan Demirci [Stanford University, USA])\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e Pharmaceutical researchers and bioengineers, material scientists, biologists, physicians and students with an interest in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default 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