1. Identification and application of polymers as biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine / Claire N. Medine. [et al.] -- 2. Hydrogel as stem cell niche for in vivo applications in regenerative medicine / Xiaokang Li. [et al.] -- 3. Fabrication and application of gradient hydrogels in cell and tissue engineering / Azadeh Seidi, Serge Ostrovidov, and Murugan Ramalingam -- 4. Smart biomaterial scaffold for in situ tissue regeneration / Jaehyun Kim. [et al.] -- 5. Fabrication of 3D scaffolds and organ printing for tissue regeneration / Ferdous Khan and Sheikh R. Ahmad -- 6. Natural membranes as scaffold for biocompatible aortic valve leaflets : perspectives from pericardium? / Maria Cristina Vinci. [et al.] -- 7. Spatially designed nanofibrous membranes for periodontal tissue regeneration / Marco C. Bottino, Yogesh K. Vohra, and Vinoy Thomas -- 8. Autoinductive scaffolds for osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells / Esmaiel Jabbari and Murugan Ramalingam -- 9. Ophthalmic applications of biomaterials in regenerative medicine / Victoria Kearns. [et al.] -- 10. Calcium phosphates as scaffolds for mesenchymal stem cells / Iain R. Gibson -- 11. Bioactive glasses as composite components : technological advantages and bone tissue engineering applications / Elzbieta Pamula. [et al.] -- 12. Processing metallic biomaterials for a better cell response / Ioana Demetrescu, Daniela Ionita, and Cristian Pirvu -- 13. Osteogenic adult stem cells and titanium constructs for repair and regeneration / Marcus J. Tillotson and Peter M. Brett -- 14. Stem cell response to biomaterial topography / Luong T.H. Nguyen. [et al.] -- 15. Growth factors, stem cells, scaffolds and biomaterials for tendon regeneration / James Zhenggui Tang, Guo-Qiang Chen, and Nicholas R. Forsyth -- 16. Biomaterials and stem cells for myocardial repair / Jiashing Yu, Chao-Min Cheng, and Randall J. Lee -- 17. Perinatal stem cells in regenerative medicine / Bridget M. Deasy. [et al.] -- 18. Adult stem cell survival strategies / Melanie Rodrigues, Linda G. Griffith, and Alan Wells -- 19. Immunobiology of biomaterial/mesenchymal stem cell interactions / Peiman Hematti and Summer Hanson -- 20. Autologous mesenchymal stem cells for tissue engineering in urology / Guihua Liu, Chunhua Deng, and Yuanyuan Zhang -- 21. Umbilical cord matrix mesenchymal stem cells : a potential allogenic cell source for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine / Nirmal S. Remya and Prabha D. Nair -- 22. Human embryonic stem cells and tissue regeneration / Odessa Yabut, Carissa Ritner, and Harold S. Bernstein -- 23. Clinical applications of mesenchymal stem cell-biomaterial constructs for tissue reconstruction / Summer Hanson and Peiman Hematti -- 24. Clinical aspects of the use of stem cells and biomaterials for bone repair and regeneration / Roger A. Brooks -- 25. Clinical translation of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine technologies / Alejandro Nieponice.

This book bridges the gap in experimental approaches and understanding among the key areas of biomedical research. It provides all-important aspects dealing with the basic science involved in structure and properties, techniques and technological innovations in processing and characterizations, and applications of biomaterials and stem cells in tissue regeneration. The coverage ranges from fundamental principles to current technological advancements in the major field of regenerative medicine at the macro/micro/nano/molecular scales. It includes breakthroughs in biomaterials, stem cells, tissue engineering, and drug delivery and the current perspectives of these key elements in the context of regenerative medicine-- Provided by publisher.