title: Applications of tissue engineering in the genitourinary tract.
abstract: Congenital abnormalities and acquired disorders can lead to organ damage or loss of tissue within the genitourinary tract. For reconstructive purposes, tissue-engineering efforts are currently underway for virtually every type of tissue and organ within the urinary tract. Tissue engineering incorporates the fields of cell transplantation, materials science and engineering for the purpose of creating functional replacement tissue. This article reviews some of the principles of tissue engineering and some of the applications of these principles to the genitourinary tract.
authors.affiliation: Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd., Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA. aatala@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atala
authors.forename: Chester
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koh
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D017690:Cell Transplantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D048091:Guided Tissue Regeneration / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials