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What Is New in Mechanical Properties of Tissue-Engineered Organs

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Tissue Repair and Fibrosis

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Pathology ((CT PATHOLOGY,volume 93))

Abstract

Tissue engineering is a promising new field based on expertise in cell biology, medicine and mechanical engineering. It raises exciting hopes of producing autologous tissue substitutes to replace altered organs. This challenge involves highly specialized technology in order to provide the proper shape to the tissue and promote the maintenance of its native physiological properties. Primary cell populations may lose some of their functional and morphological properties in vitro in the absence of a proper environment. In order to maintain cell integrity, a three-dimensional matrix that mimics the in vivo environment as closely as possible was developed, according to the type of tissue produced [1, 5, 18, 26, 27, 29, 34, 35].

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  1. GREF, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, 146, Rue Léo-Saignat, 33076, Bordeaux Cedex, France

    Alexis Desmoulière

  2. Départment de Nutrition, Université de Montréal, Pavillon Liliane-de-Stewart C. P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3J7, Canada

    Beatriz Tuchweber

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Auger, F.A., Berthod, F., Goulet, F., Germain, L. (1999). What Is New in Mechanical Properties of Tissue-Engineered Organs. In: Desmoulière, A., Tuchweber, B. (eds) Tissue Repair and Fibrosis. Current Topics in Pathology, vol 93. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58456-5_9

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