title: Design, fabrication, and preparation of synthetic scaffolds for urologic tissue engineering.
abstract: This chapter describes the fabrication of a polyglycolic acid (PGA)-based scaffold used to tissue engineer a Neo-Urinary Conduit™.
authors.affiliation: Tengion Inc., Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.forename: Toyin A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Knight
mesh_terms: D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D044968:Regenerative Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000166:cytology*
chemical_list: D011100:Polyglycolic Acid