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Gene Therapy for Cartilage and Bone Tissue Engineering

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Yu-Chen Hu

    1. Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, Republic of China

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  • Discusses the use of various viral vectors for cartilage and bone tissue engineering
  • Emphasizes the use of gene therapy techniques
  • Thorough treatise on an emerging subject
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Bioengineering (BRIEFSBIOENG)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Bone and Cartilage Tissue Engineering

    • Yu-Chen Hu
    Pages 1-15

  3. Viral Gene Therapy Vectors

    • Yu-Chen Hu
    Pages 17-31

  4. Gene Therapy for Bone Tissue Engineering

    • Yu-Chen Hu
    Pages 33-53

  5. Gene Therapy for Cartilage Tissue Engineering

    • Yu-Chen Hu
    Pages 55-81

  6. Conclusions and Perspectives

    • Yu-Chen Hu
    Pages 83-89
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"Gene Therapy for Cartilage and Bone Tissue Engineering" outlines the tissue engineering and possible applications of gene therapy in the field of biomedical engineering as well as basic principles of gene therapy, vectors and gene delivery, specifically for cartilage and bone engineering. It is intended for tissue engineers, cell therapists, regenerative medicine scientists and engineers, gene therapist and virologists. Dr. Yu-Chen Hu is a Distinguished Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University and has received the Outstanding Research Award (National Science Council), Asia Research Award (Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan) and Professor Tsai-Teh Lai Award (Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers). He is also a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and a member of the Tissue Engineering International & Regenerative Medicine Society (TERMIS)-Asia Pacific Council.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Yu-Chen Hu

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