title: Tissue engineering from Adam to the zygote: historical reflections.
abstract: Tissue engineering, long a matter of myth and dream throughout the history of medicine, is now a practical reality. A wide spectrum of biological materials are used in the field of urology to treat disease and to overcome human disabilities, including tissue grafts and organ transplantation. Laboratory-engineered bioproducts for the off-the-shelf replacement and reconstruction of tissue is now almost at hand. This article presents a glimpse into the past by highlighting a number of early pioneering works in the field of tissue transplantation and cell culture technologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hannover Medical School, Germany. schultheiss.dirk@mh-hannover.de
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schultheiss
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Bloom
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wefer
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Jonas
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000266:history*; D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000266:history*; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000266:history; D004702:Endocrine Glands / Q000637:transplantation; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000266:history; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000266:history; D014180:Transplantation / Q000266:history*; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials