[Frontiers in Bioscience, Elite, 5, 341-360, January 1, 2013] 341 Biomaterial scaffolds for tissue
engineering Kajal K. Mallick, Page 1 [Frontiers in Bioscience, Elite, 5, 341-360, January 1 …

It is commonly stated that tissue engineering is the most promising approach to treat or
replace failing tissues/organs. For this aim, a specific strategy should be planned including …

Tissue engineering has been recognized as offering an alternative technique to whole-
organ and tissue transplantation for diseased, failed, or malfunctioned organs. To …

Because of unparalleled advantages over other cells, stem cells are widely used in genetic
diagnosis, drug delivery, and regenerative medicine. However, because the content of stem …

Native small intestinal submucosa (SIS) sheet was prepared by removal of inside and
outside layer of porcine jejunum. The acid treated SIS sheet was also prepared by dipping of …

Intervertebral discs (IVD) are specialized structures to anchor adjacent vertebral bodies
conferring flexibility and providing mechanical stability during axial compression 1 …

Extracellular matrix (ECM) is a rich network of proteins and proteoglycans that has proved to
be very useful in tissue regeneration. Porcine ECM has been proposed as a biological …

Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA) is a biodegradable synthetic polymer with acceptable
mechanical strength and well-controlled degradation rate. Also, it can be easily fabricated …

Keratin is the major structural fibrous protein providing outer covering such as wool, hair,
and nail. Keratin is useful as natural protein. We developed the keratin loaded poly (L …

This study was designed to investigate the effect of hybridization of synthetic/natural
materials for annulus fibrosus (AF) tissue regeneration in vitro and in vivo. The …