Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Membrane Applications in Artificial Organs and Tissue Engineering reports on membrane applications in the field of biomedical engineering, ranging from artificial organs, to tissue engineering. The book offers a comprehensive review of all the current scientific developments and various applications of membranes in this area. It is a key reference text for R&D managers in industry who are interested in the development of artificial and bioartificial organs, as well as academic researchers and postgraduate students working in the wider area of artificial organs and tissue engineering.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. ix 6. Preface - p. xi 7. Chapter 1: Artificial kidney: A chemical engineering challenge - p. xiv 8. Chapter 2: Membrane application for liver support devices - p. 20 9. Chapter 3: Membrane bioreactors for (bio-)artificial lung - p. 44 10. Chapter 4: Membrane bioreactors for bio-artificial pancreas - p. 75 11. Chapter 5: Membrane devices for blood separation and purification - p. 108 12. Chapter 6: Numerical prediction of blood damage in membrane-based biomedical assist devices - p. 126 13. Chapter 7: Membrane scaffolds for 3D cell culture - p. 156 14. Chapter 8: Artificial oxygen carriers - p. 189 15. Chapter 9: Membrane bioreactors for digestive system to study drugs absorption and bioavailability - p. 213 16. Index - p. 237
Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Membrane Applications in Artificial Organs and Tissue Engineering reports on membrane applications in the field of biomedical engineering, ranging from artificial organs, to tissue engineering. The book offers a comprehensive review of all the current scientific developments and various applications of membranes in this area. It is a key reference text for R&D managers in industry who are interested in the development of artificial and bioartificial organs, as well as academic researchers and postgraduate students working in the wider area of artificial organs and tissue engineering.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. ix 6. Preface - p. xi 7. Chapter 1: Artificial kidney: A chemical engineering challenge - p. xiv 8. Chapter 2: Membrane application for liver support devices - p. 20 9. Chapter 3: Membrane bioreactors for (bio-)artificial lung - p. 44 10. Chapter 4: Membrane bioreactors for bio-artificial pancreas - p. 75 11. Chapter 5: Membrane devices for blood separation and purification - p. 108 12. Chapter 6: Numerical prediction of blood damage in membrane-based biomedical assist devices - p. 126 13. Chapter 7: Membrane scaffolds for 3D cell culture - p. 156 14. Chapter 8: Artificial oxygen carriers - p. 189 15. Chapter 9: Membrane bioreactors for digestive system to study drugs absorption and bioavailability - p. 213 16. Index - p. 237
