title: [Biomaterials essential to regenerative medicine].
abstract: Biomaterial is one of the most important factors to be developed in regenerative medicine. In this paper, the biomaterials essential to regenerative medicine were described. Biomaterials in regenerative medicine are classified into 5 categories; 1) Biomaterials for cell culture, 2) Biomaterials for cell inducement, 3) Biomaterials for scaffold, 4) Biomaterials for immuno-isolation, 5) Biomaterials assist to regenerative medicine. As for 1), temperature responsible gel that can take out the cultured cell sheet without use protein breakdown enzyme, is mainly introduced. Micro-photolithography to make a micro patterning for cell inducement, kinds of materials for scaffold, isolated membrane and micro capsules, carrier for cell growth factors are mentioned in 2) to 5).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo.
authors.forename: Kou
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imachi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D012038:Regeneration; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology; D023822:Tissue Engineering
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials