The Body Is Built To Heal Itself But Sometimes It Needs Help Your Guide To Regenerative Medicine Wound Repair And Regeneration

Organ and tissue loss through disease and injury motivate the development of therapies that can regenerate tissues and decrease reliance on transplantations. Regenerative medicine, an interdisciplinary field that applies engineering and life science principles to promote regeneration, can potentially restore diseased and injured tissues and whole organs.This book introduces the reader to the new field of regenerative medicine: a multidisciplinary specialty that uses the body's own repair mechanisms to functionally heal previously irreparable tissues or organs.

The book ends with a section on the problems and challenges confronting regenerative medicine and the huge potential for new cures.

This is an easily accessible book written for the layperson with a basic understanding of science. At 29,000 words it is not a lengthy treatise. he explains all concepts clearly and includes a glossary and over 60 full-color illustrations. It is indexed for quick reference