Tissue Engineering - Examples

Examples

  • In vitro meat: Edible artificial animal muscle tissue cultured in vitro.
  • Bioartificial liver device: several research efforts have produced hepatic assist devices utilizing living hepatocytes.
  • Artificial pancreas: research involves using islet cells to produce and regulate insulin, particularly in cases of diabetes.
  • Artificial bladders: Anthony Atala (Wake Forest University) has successfully implanted artificially grown bladders into seven out of approximately 20 human test subjects as part of a long-term experiment.
  • Cartilage: lab-grown tissue was successfully used to repair knee cartilage.
  • Doris Taylor's heart in a jar
  • Tissue-engineered airway
  • Tissue-engineered vessels
  • Artificial skin constructed from human skin cells embedded in collagen
  • Artificial bone marrow
  • Artificial bone
  • Artificial penis
  • Oral mucosa tissue engineering

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