TY - BOOK AU - Niklasonay,L.E. AU - Langer,R.S. TI - Advances in tissue engineering of blood vessels and other tissues N2 - Tissue engineering is a new and rapidly expanding field, in which techniques are being developed for culturing a variety of tissues both in vitro and in vo using polymer 'scaffolds' to support tissue growth. Polymer scaffolds used in tissue engineering are generally biodegradable, often involving compounds which are already approved for human implantation. In some cases, these polymers may be chemically modiied to exhibit selective cell adhesion properties, which enhance cell attachment and subsequent tissue growth. Many cell types have been successfully cultured on these scaffolds, including smooth muscle cells, endothelial cells, hepatocytes and chondrocytes. Tissue engineering holds the potential for the UR - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kZjkVIL9Y74c8K5pvdgVUApwlde4JkUy/view?usp=drivesdk ER -