title: Recent progress in tissue engineering.
abstract: Tissue engineering is a newly emerging biomedical technique that involves the artificial manipulation of cells to promote tissue and organ regeneration. Its medical significance will undoubtedly increase in the 21st century. This review summarizes recent progress that has been made in tissue engineering as well as its future implications.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Biomaterials, Field of Tissue Engineering, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University 53 Kawara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, 606 8507, Kyoto, Japan
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authors.lastname: Tabata