Stem cells : from mechanisms to technologies / Michal K. Stachowiak, Emmanuel S. Tzanakakis, editors. — Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2012. – (58.155/S824m)

Contents

    Contents
    
    Preface
    Foreword
    Part 1. System Biology Lessons for Stem Cells
    Chapter 1 Computational Modeling of Biochemical Processes and Cell Differentiation
    Chapter 2 Heterogeneity and Flexibility of Stem Cell Fate Decisions -- A Conceptual Perspective
    Chapter 3 Comparative Transcriptomics for Global Functional Profiling of Embryonic Stem Cells
    Chapter 4 A Common Integrative Nuclear Signaling Module for Stem Cell Development
    Part 2. From Mechanisms to Enabling Technologies for Stem Cells
    Chapter 5 Generation， Characterization and Propagation of Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
    Chapter 6 The Importance of Physiologically Inspired Physicochemical Parameters on Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Maintenance and Lineage-Specific Differentiation in Ex Vivo Cultures
    Chapter 7 Stem Cell Bioprocessing for Regenerative Medicine
    Chapter 8 Engineering Bioactive Scaffolds for Stem Cell Vascular Therapy
    Chapter 9 Biofunctionalized Surfaces Controlling Stem Cell Fate Decisions
    Chapter 10 Human Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Cells: Implications in Experimental and Clinical Therapy of CNS Disorders
    Chapter 11 Triggering Neuronogenesis by Endogenous Brain Stem Cells with DNA Nanoplexes
    Chapter 12 Cancer Stem Cells-- Targets for Future Cancer Therapies
    Index