Main description:

Written and edited by recognized experts in the field, the new "Artech House Methods in Bioengineering" book series offers detailed guidance on authoritative methods for addressing specific bioengineering challenges. Offering a highly practical presentation of each topic, each book provides research engineers, scientists, and students with step-by-step procedures, clear examples, and effective ways to overcome problems that may be encountered. This cutting-edge volume is focused on methods to derive, manipulate, target, and/or prepare stem cells for clinical use. The book helps professionals master powerful stem cell bioengineering methods, enabling them to rigorously test hypotheses and compare their results to 'gold standards'.

Contents:

Overview. Derivation of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines. Clinical Scale Culture Methods for Stem Cells. Microscal Methods to Probe Stem Cell Differentiation and Function. Isolation, Analysis and Ex Vivo Expansion of Adult Stem Cells. Boosting Endogenous Stem Populations in the Adult. Graft Preparation and Administration. Imaging Stem Cell Transplants.