Tissue Engineering

Introduction

Summary of TE

  • Biomaterials designed to direct organization, growth, differentiation of cells to ultimately form functional tissue
  • Cells must proliferate, differentiate, be correct source
  • Biomolecules growth factors, differentiation factors, angiogenic factors, enzymes
  • Engineering design 2-d cell expansion, 3-d cell expansion, 3-d tissue growth, bioreactors, vascularization
  • Biomechanics properties of the native tissue, identify minimum mechanical properties required

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