2007
Part I The artificial cell
1 Introduction to artificial cells: concept, history, design, current status and future
2 Polymeric hydrophilic polymers in targeted drug delivery
3 The artificial cell design: liposomes
4 The artificial cell design: nanoparticles
Part II Cell engineering
5 The cutting edge: apoptosis and therapeutic opportunity
6 Bone marrow stromal cells in myocardial regeneration and the role of cell signaling
7 Musculoskeletal tissue engineering with skeletal muscle-derived stem cells
Part III Artificial cells for cell therapy
8 Artificial cells for oral delivery of live bacterial cells for therapy
9 Artificial cells in liver disease
10 Artificial cells as a novel approach to gene therapy
11 Capillary devices for therapy
Part IV The clinical relevance of artificial cells and cell engineering
12 Artificial cells in medicine with emphasis on blood substitutes
13 Bone marrow stromal cells as ‘universal donor cells’ for myocardial regeneration therapy
14 Myocardial regeneration, tissue engineering and therapy
15 Kidney diseases and potentials of artificial cells
16 Engineered cells for treatment of diabetes
17 Drug delivery system for brain targeting
18 Artificial cells in enzyme therapy with emphasis on tyrosinase for melanoma in mice
19 Stem cell and regenerative medicine: commercial and pharmaceutical implications
20 Inflammatory bowel diseases: current treatment strategies and potential for drug delivery using artificial cell microcapsul
21 Carrier-mediated and artificial-cell targeted cancer drug delivery
1 Introduction to artificial cells: concept, history, design, current status and future
2 Polymeric hydrophilic polymers in targeted drugdelivery
3 The artificial cell design: liposomes
4 The artificial cell design: nanoparticles
5 The cutting edge: apoptosis and therapeutic opportunity
6 Bone marrow stromal cells in myocardial regeneration and the role of cell signaling
7 Musculoskeletal tissue engineering with skeletal muscle-derived stem cells