BIOB50H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Organ Donation, Collagen, Stimulated Emission
16 Sep 2020
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Evolved from the field of biomaterials development, it is the practice of combining scaffolds, cells, and biologically-active molecules to generate functional tissues such as skin or cartilage. In 2014 a bioengineered lung was successfully transplanted into a pig with no complications paving the path for the eventual use on humans potentially alleviating the pressured organ donation system (joan, 2018). Tissue engineering is often paired with stem cells or progenitor cells in the field of regenerative medicine. Complex bile duct network formation within liver decellularized extracellular matrix hydrogels scaffolds (mainly for heart, liver, lung, and kidney tissues; see how it works ) Muscle regeneration using by using decellularization and host cell migration. The main goal is to assemble, restore, maintain,and/ or improve damaged tissue or organs. The possibility of generating lab-grown organs inches closer with every new discovery that aids better control over stem cells usage and other regenerative techniques.
