Table Of ContentWoodhead Publishing Series in
Biomaterials
Handbook of Tissue
Engineering Scaffolds:
Volume One
Edited by
Masoud Mozafari
Farshid Sefat
Anthony Atala
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List of contributors
Saiful Ali Department of Biomedical and Electronics Engineering, School of
Engineering, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
Farah Asa’ad Institute of Odontology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of
Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
Anthony Atala Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Winston–Salem,
NC, United States; Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston–Salem, NC,
United States
Zohya Azhar Department of Biomedical and Electronics Engineering, School of
Engineering, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
Stephen F. Badylak McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; Department of Bioengineering, University
of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; Department of Surgery, University of
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Francesco Baino Institute of Materials Physics and Engineering, Applied Science and
Technology Department, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
Joseph Bartolacci McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; Department of Bioengineering, University
of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Yves Bayon Medtronic, Sofradim Production, Trevoux, France
Morteza Bazgir Department of Biomedical and Electronics Engineering, School of
Engineering, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
Veerle Bloemen Prometheus, LRD Division of Skeletal Tissue Engineering, KU
Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Materials Technology TC, Campus Group T, KU Leuven,
Leuven, Belgium
Ciardulli Maria Camilla Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University
of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
xvi List of contributors
Héctor Capella-Monsonís Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering
Laboratory (REMODEL), National University of Galway Ireland (NUI Galway),
Galway, Ireland; Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical
Devices (CÚRAM), National University of Galway Ireland (NUI Galway), Galway,
Ireland
Yahya E. Choonara Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit,
Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty
of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Phil Coates Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Polymer Science and Technology
(IRC Polymer), University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
Paulo G. Coelho Department of Biomaterials, New York University College of
Dentistry, New York, NY, United States; Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic
Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States;
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tandon School of Engineering, New York
University, New York, NY
Ricardo Rodriguez Colon Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY,
United States
Vitor M. Correlo 3B’s Research Group, I3Bs – Research Institute on Biomaterials,
Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European
Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Parque de
Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, Guimarães, Portugal; ICVS/3B’s–
PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal; The Discoveries
Centre for Regenerative and Precision Medicine, Headquarters at University of
Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
Bruce N. Cronstein Department of Medicine, New York University School of
Medicine, New York, NY, United States
Eric Dowling Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
Lisa C. du Toit Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit, Department
of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health
Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Monica Talarico Duailibi Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Surgery Department –
Pos Graduation Program on Translational Surgery of Medical School at Paulista
Medicine School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Silvio Eduardo Duailibi Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Surgery Department –
Pos Graduation Program on Translational Surgery of Medical School at Paulista
Medicine School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
List of contributors xvii
Tal Dvir The School for Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of
Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; The Center for Nanoscience
and Nanotechnology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Materials
Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv,
Israel; Sagol Center for Regenerative Biotechnology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv,
Israel
Jenna Dziki McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh, PA, United States; Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Abdelmotagaly Elgalad Regenerative Medicine Research, Texas Heart Institute,
Houston, Texas, United States
Ron Feiner The School for Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of
Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; The Center for Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Ana Marina Ferreira School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering, Newcastle
University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
Roberto L. Flores Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, New York University
School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
R. Gater Institute of Science & Technology in Medicine, University of Keele, Stoke-
on-Trent, United Kingdom
Michael Gelinsky Centre for Translational Bone, Joint and Soft Tissue Research,
Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden,
Germany
Piergiorgio Gentile School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering, Newcastle
University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
Liesbet Geris Prometheus, LRD Division of Skeletal Tissue Engineering, KU
Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Biomechanics Research Unit, GIGA - In silico Medicine,
Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium; Biomechanics Section, KU Leuven, Leuven,
Belgium
Della Porta Giovanna Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of
Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
Mershen Govender Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit,
Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty
of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
xviii List of contributors
Salomé Guillaumin Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering
Laboratory (REMODEL), National University of Galway Ireland (NUI Galway),
Galway, Ireland; Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical
Devices (CÚRAM), National University of Galway Ireland (NUI Galway), Galway,
Ireland
Grant S. Hamilton III Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
Zoe Hancox Department of Biomedical and Electronics Engineering, School of
Engineering, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
Nasira Haque Department of Biomedical and Electronics Engineering, School of
Engineering, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
L. Araida Hidalgo-Bastida Centre for Biosciences, School of Healthcare Sciences,
Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom
Katherine R. Hixon Department of Biomedical Engineering, Saint Louis University,
St. Louis, MO, United States
Camila Hochman-Mendez Regenerative Medicine Research, Texas Heart Institute,
Houston, Texas, United States
Ming-Yeah Hu Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of
Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States
Sunaina Indermun Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit,
Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty
of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Sašo Ivanovski The University of Queensland, School of Dentistry, Herston, Qld,
Australia
Jeffrey Janus Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
Saeid Kargozar Department of Modern Sciences and Technologies, School of
Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Maria Katsikogianni Department of Chemistry and Biosciences, University of
Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom; Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Polymer
Science and Technology (IRC Polymer), University of Bradford, Bradford, United
Kingdom
Zohaib Khurshid Department of Prosthodontics and Implantology, College of
Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
List of contributors xix
Gahyun Grace Kim Department of Surgery, University of California Irvine, Orange,
CA, United States; Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, University of
California, Irvine, CA, United States
Maryam Koopaie Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Tehran
University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Stefanie Korntner Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory
(REMODEL), National University of Galway Ireland (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland;
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM),
National University of Galway Ireland (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
Pradeep Kumar Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit, Department
of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health
Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Jonathan R.T. Lakey Department of Surgery, University of California Irvine,
Orange, CA, United States; Biomedical Engineering, University of California Irvine,
Irvine, CA, United States; Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, University
of California, Irvine, CA, United States
Lena Larsson Department of Periodontology, Institute of Odontology, University of
Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
Hien Lau Biomedical Engineering, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA,
United States
Alexander Y. Lin Division of Plastic Surgery, Saint Louis University School of
Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States; St. Louis Cleft-Craniofacial Center, SSM
Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO, United States
Han Lin Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen
University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
Fábio Moyses Lins Dantas INT – National Institute of Technology, Laboratory
of Polymeric Materials Technology, Division of Materials Processing and
Characterization, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Yi Lin McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Guanghua School of Stomatology,
Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
Christopher D. Lopez Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY,
United States; Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, New York University
School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
xx List of contributors
Robert M. Love School of Oral Health and Dentistry, Griffith University, Gold Coast,
Australia
Jennifer Cam Luong Biomedical Engineering, University of California Irvine,
Irvine, CA, United States
James Melville Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry,
University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Houston, TX, United States
Peiman Brouki Milan Cellular and Molecular Research Centre, Iran University of
Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative
Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical
Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran
M. Rezaa Mohammadi Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of California, Irvine, CA, United States; Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research
Center, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States
Alberto Monje Department of Periodontology, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya,
Barcelona, Spain
Masoud Mozafari Bioengineering Research Group, Nanotechnology and Advanced
Materials Department, Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC), Tehran, Iran;
Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Advanced
Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Cellular
and Molecular Research Centre, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Thomas T. Nguyen Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard
School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
Maffulli Nicola Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of
Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
W. Njoroge Institute of Science & Technology in Medicine, University of Keele,
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Syam Nukavarapu Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University
of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States; Department of Biomedical Engineering,
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States; Department of Orthopaedic
Surgery, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, United States
Claire-Marie Nuttegg Centre for Biosciences, School of Healthcare Sciences,
Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom
List of contributors xxi
Masami Okamoto Advanced Polymeric Nanostructured Materials Engineering,
Graduate School of Engineering, Toyota Technological Institute, Nagoya, Japan
J. Miguel Oliveira 3B’s Research Group, I3Bs – Research Institute on Biomaterials,
Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European
Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Parque de
Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, Guimarães, Portugal; ICVS/3B’s–
PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal; The Discoveries
Centre for Regenerative and Precision Medicine, Headquarters at University of
Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
Agbabiaka Oluwadamilola Department of Biomedical and Electronics Engineering,
School of Engineering, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
H.A. Owida Institute of Science & Technology in Medicine, University of Keele,
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Olga C. Paiva ISEP - School of Engineering | Polytechnic of Porto, Rua António
Bernardino de Almeida, Porto, Portugal
Ioannis Papantoniou Prometheus, LRD Division of Skeletal Tissue Engineering,
KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Skeletal Biology & Engineering Research Center, KU
Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Viness Pillay Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit, Department
of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health
Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Sandra Pina 3B’s Research Group, I3Bs – Research Institute on Biomaterials,
Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European
Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Parque de
Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, Guimarães, Portugal; ICVS/3B’s–
PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
Tehmeena Israr Raja Department of Biomedical and Electronics Engineering,
School of Engineering, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
Murali Ramamoorthi Craniofacial Tissue Engineering and Stem Cells Laboratory,
Faculty of Dentistry at McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Poornima Ramburrun Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit,
Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty
of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
