Functional Hydrogels as Biomaterials

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This book introduces readers to the latest advances in hydrogel biomaterials, mainly focusing on the emerging areas of synthetic and biopolymer hydrogels formed through specially designed chemical or physical crosslinking, and the cyclodextrin-based host-guest supramolecular self-assembly, for cell encapsulation, cell expansion, cell differentiation and tissue repair, stem cell culture, and cellular therapy and drug delivery applications. The book was written by experts at the forefront of these interdisciplinary areas and is intended for all researchers working in the fields of biomaterials and biomedical engineering, as well as medical professions. Jun Li is a Professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Yoshihito Osada is a Professor at RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, Japan. Justin Cooper-White is a Professor at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland, Australia. Front Matter ....Pages i-x Biosynthetic Hydrogels for Cell Encapsulation (Khoon S. Lim, Penny Martens, Laura Poole-Warren)....Pages 1-29 Synthetic Hydrogels for Expansion of Functional Endothelial Cells (Yong Mei Chen, Xue Qi Zhao, Zhen Qi Liu)....Pages 31-71 Hydrogels for Directed Stem Cell Differentiation and Tissue Repair (Clementine Pradal, Justin Cooper-White)....Pages 73-93 Cross-Linking of Biological Components for Stem Cell Culture (Binata Joddar, Yoshihiro Ito)....Pages 95-111 Hydrogels for Stem Cell Encapsulation: Toward Cellular Therapy for Diabetes (Sock Teng Chua, Xia Song, Jun Li)....Pages 113-127 Mobile Properties of Supramolecular Polyrotaxane Surfaces on Modulation of Cellular Functions (Ji-Hun Seo, Nobuhiko Yui)....Pages 129-140 Recent Advances in Polymer-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex-Based Supramolecular Hydrogel for Biomedical Applications (Xia Song, Jun Li)....Pages 141-163