Engineering human tissues for in vivo applications: storage and translational issues for tissue repair and regeneration

Author

Germain, Lucie

Author_Institution

Lab. d´´Organogenese Experimentale, Laval Univ., Que., Canada

Volume

1

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

882

Abstract

Tissue engineering is a rapidly developing field. This technology could offer a new alternative for wound repair and organ replacement. It is based on the ability of living cells, with or without biomaterials, to reconstruct three-dimensional tissues. The in vivo applications extend from specialized dressing that improve host tissue repair (e.g. ulcer) to permanent grafts that restore the function of the tissue (e.g. skin grafting for burned patients).

Keywords

biological tissues; cellular biophysics; patient treatment; reviews; skin; biomaterials; in vivo applications; organ replacement; skin grafting; storage issues; three-dimensional tissues; tissue regeneration; tissue repair; translational issues; transportation issues; wound repair; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Chemical technology; Diseases; Electrical resistance measurement; Humans; In vivo; Production; Regeneration engineering; Skin; Wounds;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7612-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1137125

Filename

1137125