Tissue Engineering
Researchers' findings advance tissue engineering research
Published in Blood Weekly, March 16th, 2006
Study 1: Cartilage was engineered from composites of synovium-derived mesenchymal stem cell with collagen gel.
"Graft implantation is one of the more popular procedures for repairing cartilage defects; however, sacrifices of the donor site have been an issue. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a fascinating source for regenerative medicine because they can be harvested in a less invasive manner and are easily isolated and expanded, with multipotentiality including chondrogenesis," scientists in Japan report.
According A. Yokoyama and colleagues...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2006-03-16)
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