TY  - CHAP
AU  - Thomas I. Zarembinski
AU  - William P. Tew
AU  - Sarah K. Atzet
ED  - Daniel Eberli
Y1  - 2011-08-29
PY  - 2011
T1  - The Use of a Hydrogel Matrix as a Cellular Delivery Vehicle in Future Cell-Based Therapies: Biological and Non-Biological Considerations
N2  - Tissue Engineering may offer new treatment alternatives for organ replacement or repair deteriorated organs.  Among the clinical applications of Tissue Engineering are the production of artificial skin for burn patients, tissue engineered trachea, cartilage for knee-replacement procedures, urinary bladder replacement, urethra substitutes and cellular therapies for the treatment of urinary incontinence. The Tissue Engineering approach has major advantages over traditional organ transplantation and circumvents the problem of organ shortage. Tissues reconstructed from readily available biopsy material induce only minimal or no immunogenicity when reimplanted in the patient. This book is aimed at anyone interested in the application of Tissue Engineering in different organ systems. It offers insights into a wide variety of strategies applying the principles of Tissue Engineering to tissue and organ regeneration.
BT  - Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering
SP  - Ch. 16
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/19775
DO  - 10.5772/19775
SN  - 
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-23
ER  -