This will be the first comprehensiveВ treatmentВ ofВ the emerging area of therapeutic micro- and nanotechnology. Subjects covered include: cell-based therapeutics,В  regenerative medicine -В В merging cells with micro- and nanosystems, and integrating MEMS with cells and tissues; Drug delivery - intravascular nanoparticles for drug targeting andВ В nonvascular delivery (implantable, oral, inhalable); molecular surface engineering for the biological interface, biomolecule patterning and cell patterning В  В  В  В  В