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Review
. 2008 Dec;17 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):467-79.
doi: 10.1007/s00586-008-0745-3. Epub 2008 Nov 13.

Scaffolding in tissue engineering: general approaches and tissue-specific considerations

B P Chan  1 , K W Leong
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Scaffolding in tissue engineering: general approaches and tissue-specific considerations

B P Chan et al. Eur Spine J. 2008 Dec.

Abstract

Scaffolds represent important components for tissue engineering. However, researchers often encounter an enormous variety of choices when selecting scaffolds for tissue engineering. This paper aims to review the functions of scaffolds and the major scaffolding approaches as important guidelines for selecting scaffolds and discuss the tissue-specific considerations for scaffolding, using intervertebral disc as an example.

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