Tissue scaffolds for

Zhong SP, Zhang YZ, Lim CT (n.d.). Tissue scaffolds for skin wound healing and dermal reconstruetion. Wiley Interdisc Rev Nanomed Nanobiotechnol 2(5) 510-25. doi 10.1002/ wnan.lOO... 

Nanostructured carbon surfaces and scaffolds have been shown to not hinder but significantly promote cell growth. For example, neural cells and mouse fibroblast cells were successfully cultured on CNT scaffolds. The findings encourage the application of nanostructured carbon devices as implantable sensors and tissue scaffolds. For instance, ectopic formation of bone tissue was observed after MWCNT scaffolds were implanted in muscle tissue, suggesting that the nanostructured carbon substrates could encourage cells to grow within the body. ... 

Yang J, Motlagh D, Webb AR, and Ameer GA. Novel biphasic elastomeric scaffold for small-diameter blood vessel. Tissue Eng, 2005, 11, 1876-1886. 

Pego AP, Poot AA, Grijpma DW, and Feijen J. Biodegradable elastomeric scaffolds for soft tissue engineering. J Control Rel, 2003, 87, 69-79. 

Kim BS and Mooney DJ. Scaffolds for engineering smooth muscle tissues under cyclicmechanical strain conditions. J Biomech Eng, 2000, 122, 210-215. 

PGA was one of the very first degradable polymers ever investigated for biomedical use. PGA found favor as a degradable suture, and has been actively used since 1970 [45 -7]. Because PGA is poorly soluble in many common solvents, limited research has been conducted with PGA-based drug delivery devices. Instead, most recent research has focused on short-term tissue engineering scaffolds. PGA is often fabricated into a mesh network and has been used as a scaffold for bone [48-51], cartilage [52-54], tendon [55, 56], and tooth [57]. 

Neuss and coworkers have reported the possibility of SMPs using PCL dimethacrylate copolymers as cellular scaffold for tissue engineering. Behaviors of different cells from three different species (human mesenchymal stem cells, human mesothelial cells, and rat mesothelial cells) on the matrices were investigated, and the differentiation capacity of mesenchymal stem cells on the matrices was also analyzed [329]. The SMPs proved biocompatibility for all tested cell types, supporting viability and proliferation. The SMPs also supported the osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells 3 weeks after induction. 

Liu C, Xia Z, Czemuszka JT (2007) Design and development of three-dimensional scaffolds for tissue engineering. Trans IChemE, Part A, Chem Eng Res Des 85 1051-1064... 

Li Z, Ramay HR, Hauch KD et al (2005) Chitosan-alginate hybrid scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. Biomaterials 26 3919-3928... 

Advances in Tissue Engineering Approaches to Treatment of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Cells and Polymeric Scaffolds for Nucleus Pulposus Regeneration... 

Li CQ et al (2009) Construction of collagen II/hyaluronate/chondroitin-6-sulfate tri-copoly-mer scaffold for nucleus pulposus tissue engineering and preliminary analysis of its physicochemical properties and biocompatibility. J Mater Sci Mater Med 21 741-751... 

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