Foundations of Biomaterials Engineering

Maria Cristina Tanzi is Full Professor of Industrial Bioengineering at the Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering 'G. Natta' of Politecnico di Milano, Italy. She is the Scientific Director of the BioCell Lab, Laboratory of Biocompatibility and Cell Culture, of Politecnico di Milano and in May 2008 she was nominated a member of the The International College of Fellows of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (ICF-BSE). Her main research interests cover the development of natural and synthetic polymers for biomedical applications and characterization and properties of polymeric biomaterialsSilvia Farè is Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering 'G. Natta' of Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Her research interests comprise the synthesis and characterization of polymeric materials, with special reference to biomedical applications, tissue engineering and cell/drug release. She has published 80 scientific papers; more than 100 contributions to scientific meetings and is the author of Italian and International Patents.Gabriele Candiani is Associate Professor of Industrial Bioengineering at the Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering 'G. Natta' of Politecnico di Milano, Italy. His research focuses on biocompatibility, cell-biomaterial interactions, tissue engineering and therapeutic delivery.