1. Tissue Engineering Reagan Coats

2. Organ Transplantation In the United States, the number of patients on the waiting list rose to over 95,000 in the year 2006, with the number of patient deaths reaching 6,300.

3. Tissue Engineering Cells seeded onto scaffold to create appropriate environment for regeneration of tissues and organs

5. Scaffolds Criterion Biocompatible Biodegradable Mechanical Properties Architecture Materials Ceramics Synthetic Polymers Natural Polymers

6. Dr. Paolo Macchiarini First successful synthetic organ transplantation

7. Synthetic Trachea Implantations

8. References http://www.rpi.edu/dept/chem-eng/Biotech- Environ/Projects00/tissue/What%20is%20Tissue%20Engineering.htm http://www.rpi.edu/dept/chem-eng/Biotech- Environ/Projects00/tissue/What%20is%20Tissue%20Engineering.htm http://www.nibib.nih.gov/science-education/science-topics/tissue-engineering-and- regenerative-medicine http://www.nibib.nih.gov/science-education/science-topics/tissue-engineering-and- regenerative-medicine http://www.smita-iitd.com/research-highlights/tissue-engineering http://www.tankonyvtar.hu/en/tartalom/tamop425/0011_1A_3D_en_book/ch01.html http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2475566/ http://www.harvardapparatusregen.com/index.php/about/clinical-experience/