<p>Part I Origin and characterization of amniotic membrane<br><br>Chapter 1: Embryology and anatomy of placental membranes <br>José Joaquim Sousa Barros <br><br>Chapter 2: Biochemical properties of amniotic membrane<br>Sandra M. Rocha and Cláudio J. Maia <br><br>Chapter 3: Biophysical properties of amniotic membrane<br>Ana Margarida Abrantes, João Casalta-Lopes and Maria Filomena Botelho<br><br>Chapter 4: Stem properties of amniotic membrane-derived cells<br>Maddalena Caruso, Anna Cargnoni and Ornella Parolini<br><br>Chapter 5: Amniotic membrane in health and disease: an obstetrical perspec<br>Ana Luísa Areia e Paulo Moura<br><br>Part II Medical applications of amniotic membrane<br><br>Chapter 6: Amniotic membrane in ophthalmology<br>Esmeralda Costa and Joaquim Neto Murta<br><br>Chapter 7: Amniotic membrane in the treatment of burns<br>Ahmad Sukari Halim, Ehfa Bujang-Safawi and Arman Zaharil Mat Saad<br><br>Chapter 8: Amniotic membrane in cancer<br>Ana Catarina Mamede, Ana Salomé Pires and Ana Filipa Brito<br><br>Chapter 9: Amniotic membrane in oral medicine<br>Manuel Marques Ferreira and Eunice Virgínia Palmeirão Carrilho<br><br>Chapter 10: Amniotic membrane in gynaecology <br>Maria João Carvalho <br><br>Chapter 11: Amniotic membrane and the controlled drug releas<br>Miklós D. Resch, László Marsovszky, Erzsébet Csányi, Mária Budai-Szűcs and János Németh<br>Part III Technical issues about amniotic membrane<br><br>Chapter 12: Isolation and characterization of mesenchymal stem cells from amniotic membrane<br>Ana Lopes, Mário Grãos and Artur Paiva<br><br>Chapter 13: Preservation of amniotic membrane<br>Mafalda Laranjo <br><br>Chapter 14: Ethical and legal concerns of the use of amniotic membrane<br>Guilherme de Oliveira and André Pereira<br><br>Index</p>