Includes bibliographical references and index.

Current developments in cell culture technology / Glyn Stacey -- Embryonic stem cells in safety pharmacology and toxicology / Tina C. Stummann and Susanne Bremer -- Trends in cell culture technology / Uwe Marx -- Tissue engineering in the development of replacement technologies / Kevin M. Shakesheff and Felicity R.A.J. Rose -- Toxicity testing of nanomaterials / Amanda M. Schrand [and others] -- Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models in toxicity testing and risk assessment / John C. Lipscomb [and others] -- In silico methods for toxicity prediction / Robert D. Combes -- Luminescent quantum dots for molecular toxicology / Shivang R. Dave -- Engineering quasi-vivo, in-vitro organ models / Tommaso Sbrana and Arti Ahluwalia -- ECVAM and new technologies for toxicity testing / Susanne Bremer [and others] -- Medium to high throughput screening : microfabrication and chip-based technology / Yuan Wen, Xudong Zhang, and Shang-Tian Yang -- The use of genomics in model in vitro systems / Daniel A. Casciano -- The use of integrated and intelligent testing strategies in the prediction of toxic hazard and in risk assessment / Michael Balls, Robert D. Combes, and Nirmala Bhogal.