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This new volume on applications and advances in tissue engineering presents significant, state-of-the-art developments in this exciting area of research. It highlights some of the most important applied research on the applications of tissue engineering along with its different components, specifically different types of biomaterials. It looks at the various issues involved in tissue engineering, including smart polymeric biomaterials, gene therapy, tissue engineering in reconstruction and regeneration of visceral organs, skin tissue engineering, bone and muscle regeneration, and applications in tropical medicines. Covering a wide range of issues in tissue engineering, the volume Provides an overview of the efficacy of the different biomaterials employed in tissue engineering (such as skin regeneration, nerve regeneration, artificial blood vessels, bone regeneration). Looks at smart polymeric biomaterials in tissue engineering Discusses the hybrid approach of tissue engineering in conjunction with gene therapy Explores using tissue engineering in the management of tropical diseases Considers various skin tissue engineering applications, including wound healing methods, skin substitutes and other materials Reports on the use of various biomaterials in bone and muscle regeneration Describes the use of tissue engineering in reconstruction and regeneration of visceral organs Covers polysaccharides and proteins-based hydrogels for tissue engineering applications Providing an abundance of advanced research and information, Tissue Engineering: Applications and Advancements will be a valuable resource for medical researchers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, healthcare personnel, and academicians.

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Rajesh K. Kesharwani, PhD, has more than 10 years of research and eight years of teaching experience at various institutes of India, imparting bioinformatics and biotechnology education. He has received several awards, including the NASI-Swarna Jayanti Puruskar by The National Academy of Sciences of India. He has authored over 40 peer-reviewed articles, 20 book chapters, and 11 edited books with international publishers. He has been a member of many scientific communities as well as a reviewer for many international journals. He has presented many papers at various national and international conferences. His research fields of interest are medical informatics, protein structure and function prediction, computer-aided drug designing, structural biology, drug delivery, cancer biology, nano-biotechnology, and biomedical sciences. Raj K. Keservani, MPharm, is a member of the Faculty of B. Pharmacy, CSM Group of Institutions, Allahabad, India. He has more than 12 years of academic (teaching) experience from various institutes of India in pharmaceutical education. He has published 30 peer-reviewed papers in the field of pharmaceutical sciences in national and international journals, 15 book chapters, three co-authored books, and 12 edited books. He is also active as a reviewer for several international scientific journals. His research interests include nutraceutical and functional foods, novel drug delivery systems, transdermal drug delivery/drug delivery, health science, cancer biology, and neurobiology. Anil Kumar Sharma, PhD, is an expert in pharmaceutics with a background in drug delivery. He has taught these subjects for nearly 10 years at universities such as the Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, University of Delhi, and School of Medical and Allied Sciences, G D Goenka University, India. Prior to taking up his current role in 2018, Dr. Sharma served in academic positions such as Lecturer (Pharmaceutics), Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, University of Delhi, India. He has published over 28 peer-reviewed papers in the field of pharmaceutical sciences in both national and international journals as well many book chapters and several edited books.

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