by G O Phillips (The North Wales & Oswestry Tissue Bank, UK), J N Kearney (Yorkshire Regional Tissue Bank, UK), D M Strong (Puget Sound Blood Center, USA), R von Versen (German Institute for Cell & Tissue Replacement, Germany), & A Nather (National University Hospital Bone Bank, Singapore)

This important book provides new information about the inter-disciplinary field of tissue banking and related clinical applications, and complements the previous two volumes. It gives comprehensive coverage of the regulatory framework of the subject, as well as production and sterilisation of tissue allografts (bone, skin and new substitutes). The use of tissue allografts in orthopaedic and replacement surgery for the treatment of burns, etc. is described.

• Donor Evaluation and Tissue Contamination:
  • Evaluation of a Suitable Donor with Primary Tumours of the Central Nervous System
  • Positive Donor Cornea Rim Cultures in Eye Banking: Risk Factors and Clinical Significance — A Review
  • Bacterial Contamination of Post-Mortal Bone Allografts
• Bone Allografts:
  • The Use of Freeze-Dried Mineralised and Demineralised Bone
  • Osteoarticular Allografts and Megaprostheses Reconstruction in Bone Tumour Surgery
  • Biology of Demineralised Bone and Its Clinical Use
  • Clinical Effectiveness of Demineralised Bone Matrix Assayed in Human Cell Culture
  • Processing Factors Contributing to Production of Maximally Osteoinductive Demineralised Ground Bone for Use in Orthopaedic or Peridontal Applications
• Allograft and Replacement Skin:
  • The Use of Allogeneic Skin in Burns
  • Expanding the Use of Allograft Skin: The Properties and Use of Acellular Dermal Matrix
  • Immunological Responses to Tissue Grafts and Tissue Implants
• Heart Valves:
  • A Review of New Developments in Heart Valve Processing and Implantation
  • Immunogenicity and Fate of Cryopreserved Allograft (Homograft) Valves
• Processing and Sterilisation:
  • Quality System for the Radiation Sterilisation of Tissue Allografts
  • Surgical Femoral Head Allograft Processing System Using Moderate Heat
• A New Biomaterial Allograft: Hylan:
  • A New Biomaterial Tissue Allograft: Hylan, a Hyaluronan Derivative
• Tissue Banking in the Asia-Pacific Region