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Synthetic Tissues

Robert Langer

Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA

https://doi.org/10.1142/S2529732517400107Cited by:2 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

By synthesizing new polymeric materials and combining them with growth factors or cells, new tissues and organs can potentially be created for use in drug testing-thereby potentially reducing animal and human testing- and to treat disease. Examples discussed include blood vessels, heart muscle, spinal cord repair, artifi cial skin, cartilage, and pancreas.

This article was transcribed from a presentation delivered by Professor Langer at the Molecular Frontiers Symposium on Tailored Biology at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, May 2017. It is published here in MFJ with permission from Professor Langer.

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Published: 14 September 2017

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