Title :
The frontier of substitution medicine: integrating biomaterials and tissue engineering
Author :
Sterkman, Luc G W ; Riesle, Jens
Author_Institution :
IsoTis BV, USA
Abstract :
Following aging of the population and increasing health-care demands, using modern technologies based on both modern (bio)materials and biotechnological developments, a major area of medical innovation is evolving that is dedicated to the replacement of human tissues and organs: substitution medicine.
Keywords :
artificial organs; biological tissues; biomedical materials; biotechnology; geriatrics; health care; medicine; prosthetics; technological forecasting; biomaterials; biotechnological developments; health-care demands; human tissues; medical innovation; organs; population aging; replacement; substitution medicine; tissue engineering; Aging; Biotechnology; Bones; Engineering in medicine and biology; Engines; Humans; Modems; Regeneration engineering; Technological innovation; Tissue engineering; Aging; Biocompatible Materials; Biomedical Engineering; Bionics; Disabled Persons; Humans;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
