The book provides an overview of the development and applications of clinically relevant
hydrogels used particularly in tissue engineering regenerative medicine and drug delivery.
It approaches the topic from chemistry materials science biology medicine nanotechnology
and bioengineering points of view. The book first reviews proteins and polysaccharides that
mimic extracellular matrix. This is followed by the discussion of generation and applications
of supramolecular hydrogels. The final part of the book covers design and functions of cell
encapsulation systems.
