title: Stem cells in tissue repair and regeneration.
abstract: The field of tissue repair and wound healing has blossomed in the past 30 years. We have gone from recombinant growth factors, to living tissue engineering constructs, to stem cells. The task now is to pursue true regeneration, thus achieving complete restoration of structure and function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Skin Surgery, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island 02908, USA. vfalanga@bu.edu
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Falanga
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020405:Dermis; D006801:Humans; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000502:physiology*; D012038:Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013545:Sweat Glands / Q000166:cytology*; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*