Part A. Fundamental stem cell science for organ engineering
Chapter 1. Generation of hepatocytes for human ES/iPS cells for regenerative medicine (Tomoki Yamashita, Kazuo Takayama, Hiroyuki Mizuguchi)
Part B. Fundamental chemistry for cell-inspired materials and imaging
Chapter 2. Construction of multi-step catalytic systems in protein assemblies (Hiroyasu Tabe, Takafumi Ueno)
Chapter 3. Machine learning and Monte Carlo methods for surface-assisted molecular self-assembly (Daniel M. Packwood)
Chapter 4. DNA nanotechnology to disclose molecular events at the nanoscale and mesoscale levels (Masayuki Endo)
Part C. Materials and chemicals for cell control
Chapter 5. Materials designed for biological nitric oxide delivery (Shuhei Furukawa)
Chapter 6. Designing bio-mimicking synthetic transcription factors for therapeutic gene modulation (Ganesh N. Pandian, Hiroshi Sugiyama)
Part D. Physical methods for cell control
Chapter 7. Magnetic nanoparticles and alternating magnetic field for cancer therapy: From cells to clinics (Harutaka Mekaru, Yuko Ichiyanagi, Fuyuhiko Tamanoi)
Chapter 8. Light-control of cell membrane potential and its environment (Yuta Takano)
Chapter 9. Physical concepts towards cell-material integration (Motomu Tanaka)
Part E. Artificial environments for cell control
Chapter 10. Using stem cells and synthetic scaffolds to model ethically sensitive human placental tissue (Georgia Kafer)
Chapter 11. Nanofiber extracellular matrices in regenerative medicine (Ken-ichiro Kamei)
About the Author: Dan Ohtan Wang is an Associate Professor at the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS).
Daniel Packwood is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) at Kyoto University.
