Woodhead Publishing Biomaterials for Vasculogenesis and Angiogenesis (Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials)

Biomaterials for Angiogenesis and Vasculogenesis covers the application of materials designed to encourage new blood vessel formation. Angiogenesis and vasculogenesis play an important role in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine research by promoting vascular networks inside engineered tissues and thereby increasing tissue healing and regeneration. However, researchers are faced with the challenge of finding suitable materials for improving angiogenesis and vascular formation in assays. This book reviews a broad range of biomaterials for the promotion of blood vessel genesis, from polymers and bioactive glass, to nanomaterial scaffolds and 3D angiogenic constructs. In addition, the book covers a variety of applications for biomaterials in tissue repair and regeneration, including cardiovascular regeneration, liver tissue engineering and much more. It will serve as a detailed reference for researchers in academia and industry, working in the fields of biomedical science and engineering, materials science, regenerative medicine and translational medicine. Review Comprehensively covers the application of materials designed to encourage new blood vessel formation From the Back Cover <p><i>Biomaterials for Angiogenesis and Vasculogenesis</i> covers the application of materials designed to encourage new blood vessel formation.</p> <p>Angiogenesis and vasculogenesis play an important role in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine research, by promoting vascular networks inside engineered tissues and thereby increasing tissue healing and regeneration. However, researchers are faced with the challenge of finding suitable materials for improving angiogenesis and vascular formation in assays. This book reviews a broad range of biomaterials for the promotion of blood vessel genesis, from polymers and bioactive glass, to nanomaterial scaffolds and 3D angiogenic constructs. The book also covers a variety of applications for these biomaterials in tissue repair and regeneration, including cardiovascular regeneration, liver tissue engineering and much more.</p> <p><i>Biomaterials for Angiogenesis and Vasculogenesis</i> serves as a detailed reference for researchers in academia and industry, working in the fields of biomedical science and engineering, materials science, regenerative medicine, and translational medicine.</p> About the Author Dr. Saeid Kargozar is currently an Assistant Professor of Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell Sciences at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS), Mashhad, Iran. He earned a Bachelor in Radiology Technology from Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), a Master in Medical Biotechnology from Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), and his Ph.D. degree in Tissue Engineering from TUMS in 2016. As the head of tissue engineering laboratory, Dr. Kargozar is the supervisor of a couple of master and Ph.D. students in the field of biomaterials and tissue engineering. He is actively working on natural and synthetic biomaterials (especially bioactive glasses) for repair and regeneration of injured tissues. As rebuilding vessels for damaged tissues and organs are of great importance in reconstructive strategies, the induction of angiogenesis by using biocompatible materials forms a big part of Dr. Kargozar's research goals. Dr. Masoud Mozafari is a Fellow at Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Health Hospital, University of Toronto. He was previously Assistant Professor and Director of the Bioengineering Lab, at the Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Department, Materials and Energy Research Center, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, and Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine of the Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran. Dr. Mozafari’s research interests range across biomaterials, nanotechnology, and tissue engineering, and he is known for the development of strategi