Artificial cells : biotechnology, nanomedicine, regenerative medicine, blood substitutes, bioencapsulation, and cell/stem cell therapy /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Jersey :
World Scientific,
©2007.
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| Series: | Regenerative medicine, artificial cells and nanomedicine ;
v. 1 |
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| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=203935 |
Table of Contents:
- 50th anniversary of artificial cells
- Basic principles
- Oxygen carriers based on nanobiotechnology
- A nanobiotechnologic therapeutic that transports oxygen and remove oxygen radicals: for stroke, hemorrhagic shock and related conditions
- Nanotechnology-based artificial red blood cells (RBC's)
- Use of enzyme artificial cells for genetic enzyme defects that increase systemic substrates to toxic levels
- Enzyme artificial cells in substrate-dependent tumors and activation of prodrug
- Artificial cells for cell encapsulation
- Artificial cells containing hepatocytes and/or stem cells in regenerative medicine
- Hemoperfusion in poisoning, kidney failure, liver failure, and immunology
- Perspectives on the future of artificial cells as suggested by past research.