Cell-based bone tissue engineering

Gert J Meijer; Joost D de Bruijn; Ron Koole; Clemens A van Blitterswijk

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040009

Cell-based bone tissue engineering

PLoS Med. 2007 Feb;4(2):e9. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040009.

Authors

Gert J Meijer¹, Joost D de Bruijn, Ron Koole, Clemens A van Blitterswijk

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. drgjmeijer@wanadoo.nl

Abstract

The authors review the available data on bone tissue engineering and discuss possible new research areas that could help to make bone tissue engineering a clinical success.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Bone Marrow Cells / cytology*
Bone and Bones / surgery*
Cell Differentiation
Cell Survival
Humans
Stem Cell Transplantation / methods*
Tissue Engineering / methods*