Tissue Engineering of Cartilage and Bone - No. 249 (Novartis Foundation Symposia)

"Tissue engineering takes advantage of the combined use of cultured living cells and three-dimensional scaffolds to reconstruct adult tissues that are absent or malfunctioning. This book brings together scientists and clinicians working on a variety of apporaches for regenerating of damaged or lost cartilage and bone to assess the progress of this dynamic field"--Back cover.