Nanotechnologies in tissue engineering

Bigdeli Amir K.; Lyer Stefan; Detsch Rainer; Boccaccini Aldo R.; Beier Justus P.; Kneser Ulrich; Horch Raymund E.; Arkudas Andreas

doi:10.1515/ntrev-2013-0015

Nanotechnology Reviews (Aug 2013)

Nanotechnologies in tissue engineering

Bigdeli Amir K.,
Lyer Stefan,
Detsch Rainer,
Boccaccini Aldo R.,
Beier Justus P.,
Kneser Ulrich,
Horch Raymund E.,
Arkudas Andreas

Affiliations

Bigdeli Amir K.: Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Laboratory for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Lyer Stefan: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Section for Experimental Oncology and Nanomedicine (SEON), University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
Detsch Rainer: Institute of Biomaterials (WW7), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Boccaccini Aldo R.: Institute of Biomaterials (WW7), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Beier Justus P.: Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Laboratory for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Kneser Ulrich: Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Horch Raymund E.: Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Laboratory for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Arkudas Andreas: Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Laboratory for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ntrev-2013-0015
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 4
pp. 411 – 425

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As an interdisciplinary field, tissue engineering (TE) aims to regenerate tissues by combining the principles of cell biology, material science, and biomedical engineering. Nanotechnology creates new materials that might enable further tissue-engineering applications. In this context, the introduction of nanotechnology and nanomaterials promises a biomimetic approach by mimicking nature. This review summarizes the current scope of nanotechnology implementation possibilities in the field of tissue engineering of bone, muscle, and vascular grafts with forms on nanofibrous structures.

Published in Nanotechnology Reviews

ISSN: 2191-9089 (Print); 2191-9097 (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology; Science: Chemistry: Physical and theoretical chemistry
Website: https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ntrev

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