A laboratory course in tissue engineering

Getting Started in the LabLab SafetyEssential Lab Skills for Tissue EngineersIsolation of Primary Chondrocytes from Bovine Articular CartilageMeasuring and Modeling Growth of a Cell PopulationPurification of a Cell Population Using Magnetic Cell SortingDecellularized Matrices for Tissue EngineeringEffect of Plating Density on Cell Adhesion to Varied Culture MatricesDynamic versus Static Seeding of Cells onto Biomaterial ScaffoldsCell Patterning Using Microcontact PrintingMeasuring and Modeling the Motility of a Cell Population Using an Under-Agarose AssayCharacterizing Matrix Remodeling throug.

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Authors; Contributors; Chapter 1 -- Getting Started in the Lab; Chapter 2 -- Lab Safety; Chapter 3 -- Essential Lab Skills for Tissue Engineers; Chapter 4 -- Isolation of Primary Chondrocytes from Bovine Articular Cartilage; Chapter 5 -- Measuring and Modeling Growth of a Cell Population; Chapter 6 -- Purification of a Cell Population Using Magnetic Cell Sorting; Chapter 7 -- Decellularized Matrices for Tissue Engineering; Chapter 8 -- Effect of Plating Density on Cell Adhesion to Varied Culture Matrices

Chapter 9 -- Dynamic versus Static Seeding of Cells onto Biomaterial ScaffoldsChapter 10 -- Cell Patterning Using Microcontact Printing; Chapter 11 -- Measuring and Modeling the Motility of a Cell Population Using an Under-Agarose Assay; Chapter 12 -- Characterizing Matrix Remodeling through Collagen Gel Contraction; Chapter 13 -- Effect of Substrate Stiffness on Cell Differentiation; Chapter 14 -- Effect of Culture Configuration (Two versus Three Dimensions) on Matrix Accumulation; Chapter 15 -- Combining In Silico and In Vitro Techniques to Engineer Pluripotent Stem Cell Fate

Chapter 16 -- The Fahraeus-Lindqvist Effect: Using Mi…