Title :
Cellular/Tissue Engineering
Author :
Weining Bian ; Bursac, N.
Abstract :
This article briefly reviews a few important technical challenges in the field of tissue engineering and describes current and potential strategies to advance the engineering of functional skeletal muscle toward potential clinical use in the repair of muscle damage.
Keywords :
cellular biophysics; muscle; tissue engineering; cell differentiation; cell growth; functional skeletal muscle; muscle damage repair; self-repair capacity; tissue constructs innervation; tissue engineering; tissue vascularization; Biomimetics; Fabrication; Injuries; Isolation technology; Muscles; Neoplasms; Satellites; Stem cells; Surgery; Tissue engineering; Animals; Biotechnology; Cell Culture Techniques; Humans; Tissue Engineering;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MEMB.2008.928460
