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Polymeric scaffolds for regenerative medicine

  • Moon Suk Kim
  • , Jae Ho Kim
  • , Byoung Hyun Min
  • , Heung Jae Chun
  • , Dong Keun Han
  • , Hai Bang Lee
  • Ajou University
  • Korea Institute of Science and Technology

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Abstract

Regenerative medicine, one of the most exciting and dynamic life science fields, is an emerging biomedical technology for assisting and accelerating the regeneration and repair of lost or damaged organs or body parts. Modern regenerative medicine is increasingly using three-dimensional structured scaffolds because they represent a wide range of morphological and geometric in vivo possibilities that can be tailored for each specific regenerative medicine application. This review focuses on polymeric scaffolds, a highly promising regenerative medicine strategy, summarizing some important issues related to various natural and synthetic scaffolding biomaterials, techniques on the design and fabrication of three-dimensional polymeric scaffolds to mimic the properties of the extracellular matrix, and clinical applications of polymeric scaffolds for tissue regeneration.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)23-52
Number of pages30
JournalPolymer Reviews
Volume51
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2011

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Biomaterials
  • Polymeric scaffold
  • Regenerative medicine
  • Tissue engineering

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