Toward osteogenic differentiation of marrow stromal cells and in vitro producti...

• Autor(es): Martins, Ana M. ; Alves, C. M. ; Reis, R. L. ; Mikos, Antonios G. ; Kasper, F. Kurtis
• Data: 2009
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/14080
• Origem: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Tipo de Documento: Parte ou capítulo de livro
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

Uncorrected proof Tissue engineering has emerged as a new interdisciplinary field for the repair of various tissues, restoring their functions by using scaffolds, cells, and/or bioactive factors. A temporary scaffold acts as an extracellular matrix analog to culture cells and guide the development of new tissue. In this chapter, we discuss the preparation of naturally derived scaffolds of polysaccharide origin, the osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells cultured on biomimetic calcium phosphate coatings, and the delivery of biomolecules associated with extracellular matrix mineralization.