TY - BOOK AU - Chang, Thomas Ming Swi. TI - Artificial cells: biotechnology, nanomedicine, regenerative medicine, blood substitutes, bioencapsulation, cell/stem cell therapy T2 - Regenerative medicine, artificial cells and nanomedicine SN - 9812707786 U1 - 615.39 21 PY - 2007/// CY - Hackensack, N. J PB - World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. KW - Pharmaceutical Microbiology KW - Biology KW - Artificial cells KW - Blood substitutes KW - Biotechnology KW - Pharmaceutics N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-440) and index; 50th anniversary of artificial cells -- Basic principles -- Oxygen carriers based on nanobiotechnology -- A nanobiotechnologic therapeutic that transports oxygen and remove oxygen radicals: for stroke, hemorrhagic shock and related conditions -- Nanotechnology-based artificial red blood cells (RBC's) -- Use of enzyme artificial cells for genetic enzyme defects that increase systemic substrates to toxic levels -- Enzyme artificial cells in substrate-dependent tumors and activation of prodrug -- Artificial cells for cell encapsulation -- Artificial cells containing hepatocytes and/or stem cells in regenerative medicine -- Hemoperfusion in poisoning, kidney failure, liver failure, and immunology -- Perspectives on the future of artificial cells as suggested by past research ER -