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The impact of biomechanics in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19583462     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Biomechanical factors profoundly influence the processes of tissue growth, development, maintenance, degeneration, and repair. Regenerative strategies to restore damaged or diseased tissues in vivo and create living tissue replacements in vitro have recently begun to harness advances in understanding of how cells and tissues sense and adapt to their mechanical environment. It is clear that biomechanical considerations will be fundamental to the successful development of clinical therapies based on principles of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine for a broad range of musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, craniofacial, skin, urinary, and neural tissues. Biomechanical stimuli may in fact hold the key to producing regenerated tissues with high strength and endurance. However, many challenges remain, particularly for tissues that function within complex and demanding mechanical environments in vivo. This paper reviews the present role and potential impact of experimental and computational biomechanics in engineering functional tissues using several illustrative examples of past successes and future grand challenges.
Authors:
David L Butler; Steven A Goldstein; Robert E Guldberg; X Edward Guo; Roger Kamm; Cato T Laurencin; Larry V McIntire; Van C Mow; Robert M Nerem; Robert L Sah; Louis J Soslowsky; Robert L Spilker; Robert T Tranquillo
Publication Detail:
Type:  Historical Article; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Tissue engineering. Part B, Reviews     Volume:  15     ISSN:  1937-3376     ISO Abbreviation:  Tissue Eng Part B Rev     Publication Date:  2009 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-12-08     Completed Date:  2010-05-26     Revised Date:  2011-11-07    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101466660     Medline TA:  Tissue Eng Part B Rev     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  477-84     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Biomedical Engineering, University of Cincinnati , Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Biomechanics
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Regenerative Medicine / history,  methods*,  trends
Tissue Engineering / history,  methods*,  trends
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 AR051336-01/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS

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