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See webinar details- Stem Cells
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34 min
1. Stem cells: immortality or a healthy old age?- Dr. Jim McWhir
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40 min
2. Mouse embryonic stem cells- Prof. Sir Martin Evans
- Regenerative Medicine (I)
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26 min
3. Stem cells and regenerative medicine- Prof. Dame Julia Polak
- Dr. Anne Bishop
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27 min
4. Tissue engineering: the science, the technology and the industry- Prof. Robert Nerem
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41 min
5. Clinical potential of stem cells- Prof. John Martin
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11 min
6. Genes and cells therapy- Prof. Nagy Habib
- Regenerative Medicine (II)
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39 min
7. Stem cell therapy for the treatment of heart failure- Dr. James Willerson
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35 min
8. Vascular tissue engineering- Prof. Robert Nerem
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43 min
9. Stem cell biology and neurodegenerative diseases- Dr. Ronald McKay
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17 min
10. Cartilage stem cells: tools for joint repair?- Prof. Charles Archer
- Biotechnology
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46 min
11. Stem cell bioprocessing- Dr. Sakis Mantalaris
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68 min
12. Nanotechnology for tissue engineering- Prof. Thomas J. Webster
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37 min
13. Materials for tissue engineering- Dr. Molly Stevens
- Mr. Julian George
- Commercialization
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36 min
14. Commercialisation of stem cells- Dr. Gareth Roberts
- Ethical and Regulatory Considerations
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44 min
15. Stem cell ethics- Prof. Dame Anne McLaren
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23 min
16. The human fertilisation and embryology authority- Dame Suzi Leather
- Archived Lectures *These may not cover the latest advances in the field
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40 min
Printable Handouts
Navigable Slide Index
- Introduction
- Motivation: tissue regeneration
- The tissue engineering approach
- Properties of an ideal scaffold (1)
- Properties of an ideal scaffold (2)
- Biomedical materials
- Non-Bioresorbable materials
- Non-bioresorbable polymers
- Use of donor material
- Bone graft materials
- Bioresorbable polymers (1)
- Bioresorbable polymers (2)
- The biodegradation curve
- Biomaterial properties
- Bioactive glasses
- Possible scaffold materials
- Choosing scaffold materials
- Fabrication of porosity
- Foam bioglass scaffolds
- Rapid prototyping
- 3D characterisation
- Biological response
- Growth factor incorporation
- Hierarchy of bone
- Scaffold hierarchies
- Nanofibre scaffolds
- Natural self assembly
- Designer peptide self assembly
- Synthetic peptide hydrogels
- Amphiphilic assembly
- Finding cell binding domains
- Synthesising peptides
- Incorporating peptides
- Incorporating of laminin IKVAV domain
- Direct incorporating of the peptides
- Polymer-protein hybrid scaffolds
- PEG crosslinked onto the protein fragment
- The extracellular environment
- Nature's nanotechnology
- Dynamic Maps
- The body as a bioreactor
- Further considerations
- Wide ranging benefits
- Summary
- Further reading (1)
- Further reading (2)
- Further reading (3)
- Figure references (1)
- Figure references (2)
- Figure references (3)
Topics Covered
- Range of materials considered for tissue engineering
- Research into cell-material interaction
- Development of new technologies
- Highly tailored biomaterials: role in guiding cell behaviour and tissue regeneration
- Medical implants
- The use of commonly available clinical bioresorbable polymers
- The use of bioactive materials: Bioglass
- Utilising self-assembling nanoscale fibres, peptide functionalisation and recombinant DNA technology
- Replication of structure and function of natural tissue
- Importance of production techniques to control material macro and nano structure
Talk Citation
Stevens, M. and George, J. (2007, October 1). Materials for tissue engineering [Video file]. In The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://hstalks.com/bs/248/.Export Citation (RIS)
Publication History
Financial Disclosures
- Dr. Molly Stevens has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.
- Mr. Julian George has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.
Materials for tissue engineering
Published on October 1, 2007
37 min
