(eBook) Biomaterials in Regenerative Medicine and the Immune System by Santambrogio

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Table of Contents

Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cell, Macrophages, and Biomaterials during Myocardial Repair.- The Role of Macrophages in the Foreign Body Response to Implanted Biomaterials.-Integrating tissue microenvironment with scaffold design to promote immune-mediated regeneration.- Advances in Molecular design of polymer surfaces with antimicrobial, anticoagulant and antifouling properties.- Layer-by-Layer Coatings as Infection-Resistant Biomaterials.- Nature-inspired multifunctional host defense peptides with dual antimicrobial-immunomodulatory activities.- Biomaterials-based Strategies in Blood Substitutes.-Biomaterials-based Immunomodulation of Dendritic Cells.-Nanosystems for Immunotherapeutic Drug Delivery.-Biomaterial-based modulation of cancer.-Liposome-mediated delivery to immune cells.-Integrated Biomaterial Composites for Accelerated Wound Healing.-Adverse Effects of Byproducts from Polymers used for Joint Replacement.-Artificial Antigen Presenting Cells: Biomimetic Strategies for Directing the Immune Response.