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Tools and techniques for craniofacial tissue engineering
Stephen M Warren1, Kenton D Fong, Constance M Chen
1Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305-5148, USA.
Tissue Engineering
|May 13, 2003
Abstract:
Craniofacial surgery is an important conduit for tissue-engineering applications. As interdisciplinary collaborations improve, we can expect to see remarkable progress in de novo tissue synthesis, replacement, and repair. Ultimately, we may one day find that gene-modified cell-based tissue-engineering strategies will succeed today's reconstructive strategies. In this review, we highlight the major gene- and cell-based preclinical tools and techniques that are currently being developed to solve common craniofacial problems.