Advances in Tissue Banking

A study of leading topics in the developing field of tissue banking. New subject areas addressed in the volume include cell processing and preservation, particularly for islet and stem cells; preservation, processing and viability of vascular grafts; and gland transplantation.

The series "Advances in Tissue Banking" seeks to cover developments in this interdisciplinary field for producers and clinical users of tissues. This volume concentrates on the leading developing topics, and bridges the tissue-banking technology and the scientific developments, which fuel this rapidly growing field. It presents the regulatory controls being introduced in the USA, Europe and Japan, as well as the relationship among technical orthopaedics, "in vitro" tissue engineering, and osteoinduction. New subject areas in the volume include cell processing and preservation, particularly for islet and stem cells; preservation, processing and viability of vascular grafts; and gland transplantation. Collagen biochemistry is reviewed and linked to skin substitutes and skin banking. The volume aims to reflect present global developments fully, with contributions from Spain, Japan, Russia, Poland, Estonia and the USA, among other countries.

Regulatory and Donation Systems
Musculoskeletal
Cell Processing and Preservation
Vascular Grafts
Collagen and Skin
Factors Influencing Gland Transplantation.