title: Tissue bionics: examples in biomimetic tissue engineering.
abstract: Many important lessons can be learnt from the study of biological form and the functional design of organisms as design criteria for the development of tissue engineering products. This merging of biomimetics and regenerative medicine is termed 'tissue bionics'. Clinically useful analogues can be generated by appropriating, modifying and mimicking structures from a diversity of natural biomatrices ranging from marine plankton shells to sea urchin spines. Methods in biomimetic materials chemistry can also be used to fabricate tissue engineering scaffolds with added functional utility that promise human tissues fit for the clinic.
authors: Bone and Joint Research Group, Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, General Hospital, University of Southampton, UK. Hindoostuart@googlemail.com
authors: David W
authors: DW
authors: Green
mesh_terms: D021522:Bioartificial Organs / Q000639:trends*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D032701:Biomimetics / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D001701:Bionics / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials