Tissue engineering--current challenges and expanding opportunities

Linda G Griffith; Gail Naughton

doi:10.1126/science.1069210

Tissue engineering--current challenges and expanding opportunities

Science. 2002 Feb 8;295(5557):1009-14. doi: 10.1126/science.1069210.

Authors

Linda G Griffith¹, Gail Naughton

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemical Engineering, Division of Bioengineering and Environmental Health, and Biotechnology Process Engineering Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. griff@mit.edu

PMID: 11834815
DOI: 10.1126/science.1069210

Abstract

Tissue engineering can be used to restore, maintain, or enhance tissues and organs. The potential impact of this field, however, is far broader-in the future, engineered tissues could reduce the need for organ replacement, and could greatly accelerate the development of new drugs that may cure patients, eliminating the need for organ transplants altogether.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Biocompatible Materials
Bioreactors
Blood Vessels / physiology
Cell Culture Techniques
Cell Differentiation
Culture Techniques
Embryo, Mammalian / cytology
Humans
Models, Biological
Neovascularization, Physiologic
Skin Transplantation
Stem Cells / physiology
Tissue Engineering* / instrumentation
Tissue Engineering* / methods

Substances

Biocompatible Materials