The aim of tissue engineering is the fabrication of three-dimensional scaffolds that can be
used for the reconstruction and regeneration of damaged or deformed tissues and organs. A …

Biomaterials play a critical role in engineering of tissue constructs, working as an artificial
extracellular matrix to support regeneration. Because the elastic stretchability is a major …

The current trend of peripheral nerve tissue engineering is the design of advanced nerve
guidance channels (NGCs) acting as physical guidance for regeneration of nerves across …

In recent years, 3D printing techniques experience a growing interest in several sectors,
including the biomedical one. Their main advantage resides in the possibility to obtain …

The study of peripheral nerve repair and regeneration is particularly relevant in the light of
the high clinical incidence of nerve lesions. However, the clinical outcome after nerve …

Nature's inspiration is a promising tool to design new biomaterials especially for frontier
technological areas such as tissue engineering and nanomedicine. Polyurethanes (PURs) …

Recently there have been increasing research efforts in the development of elastomeric
biomaterials with desirable biocompatibility, degradation profiles and mechanical properties …

Biomaterials is a multidisciplinary subject involving materials science, engineering, cell
biology, and medicine. This textbook provides an appropriate balance between depth and …

Copper-containing bioactive glasses (Cu-MBGs) are attracting increasing interest as
multifunctional agents for hard and soft tissue healing due to the ability of released copper …

Polyurethane is a very important polymeric biomaterial, widely used in the preparation of
implants and medical devices. This chapter highlights recent research developments in …