Title :
Cellular/tissue engineering-promises and challenges in tissue engineering
Abstract :
Promising approaches to regenerate corneas, heart valves, and thymus have been presented in recent press releases. These are described here: Tsai et al. in The New England Journal of Medicine presented a promising technology to reconstruct damaged ocular surfaces; CryoLife wants to conduct clinical trials for the use of its Synergaft tissue-engineered replacement heart valves in heart reconstruction surgery for children requiring replacement of the pulmonary heart valve; NIST Researchers at Cytomatrix and Massachusetts General Hospital have generated an "artificial thymus" that can efficiently generate large quantities of a wide range of human T-lymphocyte cells, a key element of the body\´s immune system.
Keywords :
artificial organs; biological tissues; cardiology; eye; paediatrics; prosthetics; surgery; Cytomatrix; Massachusetts General Hospital; NIST Researchers; Synergaft tissue-engineered replacement heart valves; artificial thymus; body´s immune system; children; clinical trials; corneas regeneration; damaged ocular surfaces reconstruction; heart reconstruction surgery; heart valves; human T-lymphocyte cells; pulmonary heart valve replacement; tissue engineering; Clinical trials; Cornea; Heart valves; Hospitals; NIST; Pediatrics; Regeneration engineering; Surface reconstruction; Surgery; Tissue engineering; Adult; Animals; Aortic Valve; Bioprosthesis; Child; Corneal Transplantation; Heart Valve Prosthesis; Humans; Male; Pulmonary Valve;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
