Polymeric materials for tissue engineering
Zhu, Y.; Gao, C.; Wang, D.; Shen, J.
Sheng Wu Yi Xue Gong Cheng Xue Za Zhi 20(2): 356-360
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 1001-5515 PMID: 12856619 Document Number: 557704
As regeneration scaffolds or templates in tissue engineering, polymeric materials play key roles in inducing tissue regeneration, and mediating cell growth and differentiation, i.e. functioning as artificial extracellular matrix. The polymeric materials including biological derived biopolymers and synthetic polymers, which are usually employed in tissue engineering, are reviewed in this paper.