title: The engineering of craniofacial tissues in the laboratory: a review of biomaterials for scaffolds and implant coatings.
abstract: Tissue engineering is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field that focuses on the interactions between cells, growth factors, and scaffolds to produce replacement tissue and organs. Recent developments in tissue engineering technology include refinements in isolation and differentiation of progenitor cells, 3-D printing technology to produce scaffolds, new biomaterials for scaffolds, and growth factor delivery systems. The purpose of this article is to review advances in biomaterials, scaffolds, and implant coatings for craniomaxillofacial (bone) tissue engineering.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Haru
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abukawa
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Papadaki
authors.forename: Mailikai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abulikemu
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leaf
authors.forename: Joseph P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Vacanti
authors.forename: Leonard B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Kaban
authors.forename: Maria J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Troulis
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D001857:Bone Matrix / Q000502:physiology*; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D005145:Face / Q000502:physiology; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D016378:Tissue Transplantation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D011108:Polymers