Engineering 3D Tissue Test Systems

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Editors -- Contributors -- Reviewers -- Chapter 1: Introduction to 3D Test Systems -- Section I: Biofabrication Considerations -- Chapter 2: Biofabrication -- Chapter 3: Bioreactor Instrumentation and Control for 3D Cellular and Tissue Systems -- Chapter 4: Control of 3D Environment: Redesign of the Flow Loop Bioreactor to Control Mitral Valve Regurgitation -- Chapter 5: Nipple and Breast Construction: In Vitro and In Vivo Assessment -- Chapter 6: 3D Cancer Spheroid Biofabrication Using Thermal Inkjet-Based Bioprinting for Rapid Screening -- Section II: Materials Considerations -- Chapter 7: Control Testing and Effect of Manufacturing Parameters on the Biocompatibility of Polypropylene Mesh Implants -- Chapter 8: Scaffolds for 3D Model Systems in Bone Regenerative Engineering -- Chapter 9: Engineered Composites for 3D Mammary Tissue Systems -- Chapter 10: Mineralized 3D Culture Systems for Studying Bone Metastatic Breast Cancer -- Chapter 11: Design Considerations for 3D Cardiovascular Tissue Scaffolds -- Section III: Biological Considerations -- Chapter 12: Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokine Signaling within 3D Tissue Models -- Chapter 13: Cell-Cell Communications through Gap Junctions and Cancer in 3D Systems -- Chapter 14: Advances in Breast Stem Cell Knowledge through 3D Systems -- Chapter 15: Shape Matters: Understanding the Breast through 3D Tissue Culture Models -- Chapter 16: Cells and Tissue Structures in Cardiovascular 3D Tissue Systems -- Chapter 17: Signaling and Architectural Cues Necessary for 3D Diabetic Tissue Models -- Chapter 18: Optimizing 3D Models of Engineered Skeletal Muscle