By Tyler Gagan BME 281 Section 2 Tissue Engineering By Tyler Gagan BME 281 Section 2
Overview Isolation of patients cell Creation of synthetic scaffold Proliferation of cells onto scaffold
History 1970’s: (John F. Burke) First skin substitute. Purified shark collagen, long sugar molecule. 1970’s-1980’s First successful human derived skin substitute procedure (Howard Green, Harvard Medical)
Modern Application Repair of damaged cells Replacing non-existent cells Artificial organ parts/entire organs
Limitations Very long cell adhesion time. Thick tissues need vascularization. Proper cell environment is tough to mimic. 100-200 micrometers thick (diffusion limit for Oxygen)
Future Increased growth rate and adhesion rate Growth of entirely biocompatible organs. Stocked tissue databases.
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