Natural origin biodegradable systems in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine : present status and some moving trends

The fields of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine aim at promoting the regeneration of tissues or replacing failing or malfunctioning organs, by means of combining a scaffold/support material, adequate cells and bioactive molecules. Different materials have been proposed to be used as both...

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Main Author: Mano, J. F. (author)
Other Authors: Silva, G. A. (author), Azevedo, Helena S. (author), Malafaya, P. B. (author), Sousa, R. A. (author), Silva, Simone Santos (author), Boesel, L. F. (author), Oliveira, Joaquim M. (author), Santos, T. C. (author), Marques, A. P. (author), Neves, N. M. (author), Reis, R. L. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/20206
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/20206