title: Tissue engineering: strategies, stem cells and scaffolds.
abstract: Tissue engineering scaffolds are designed to influence the physical, chemical and biological environment surrounding a cell population. In this review we focus on our own work and introduce a range of strategies and materials used for tissue engineering, including the sources of cells suitable for tissue engineering: embryonic stem cells, bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells and cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Furthermore, we emphasize the developments in custom scaffold design and manufacture, highlighting laser sintering, supercritical carbon dioxide processing, growth factor incorporation and zoning, plasma modification of scaffold surfaces, and novel multi-use temperature-sensitive injectable materials.
authors.affiliation: Wolfson Centre for Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering and Modelling, Centre for Biomolecular Science, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: Lee D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Buttery
authors.forename: Kevin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Shakesheff
authors.forename: Scott J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials