Immunomodulatory Biomaterials for Cell Therapy and Tissue Eng... - 9783031508462

Immunomodulatory Biomaterials for Cell Therapy and Tissue EngineeringRecent Advancements\nAuthor(s): Sudip Mukherjee, Boram Kim, Andrea Hernandez\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer International Publishing AG\nISBN-13: 9783031508462, 978-3031508462\nSynopsis\nThis book presents the recent developments in immunomodulatory biomaterials for cell-based therapies in various diseases, including diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and bone regeneration. The authors first cover the fundamentals of conventional immunology and immunomodulation, before focusing on the history, advantages, and challenges of cell therapies. Biological cell therapy has gained immense attention for various diseases due to unique advantages it has over chemical drugs regarding cost, ease of production, toxicity, and therapeutic efficacy. However, these cell-based therapies need an inert delivery system that can locally deliver cells and minimally.