Cell transplantation as replacement therapy for the future.
Cell transplantation and tissue engineering techniques are being developed to generate new functional tissues for human applications. New techniques have been developed to generate new cartilage for reconstructive applications and new liver tissue as replacement therapy. Devices are constructed using synthetic polymers as scaffolding attached to tissue-specific cells, thereby allowing for tissue remodeling and functional replacement.
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D000818:Animals; D002356:Cartilage / Q000166:cytology / Q000637:transplantation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D051379:Mice; D051381:Rats; D016378:Tissue Transplantation / Q000379:methods*