Synthetic organs for regenerative medicine

Roger A Pedersen; Victoria Mascetti; Sasha Mendjan

doi:10.1016/j.stem.2012.04.003

Synthetic organs for regenerative medicine

Cell Stem Cell. 2012 Jun 14;10(6):646-647. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2012.04.003.

Authors

Roger A Pedersen¹, Victoria Mascetti², Sasha Mendjan³

Affiliations

¹ The Anne McLaren Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0SZ, UK; Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK. Electronic address: roger@stemcells.cam.ac.uk.
² The Anne McLaren Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0SZ, UK; Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK.
³ The Anne McLaren Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0SZ, UK.

PMID: 22704499
DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2012.04.003

Abstract

Differentiating tissue stem cells can self-assemble into structures that strikingly resemble functional organ subunits. Translating this insight to regenerative medicine presents several challenges.

MeSH terms

Animals
Biocompatible Materials*
Humans
Regenerative Medicine / methods*
Stem Cells / cytology*
Tissue Engineering*

Substances

Biocompatible Materials

Abstract

MeSH terms

Substances

Grants and funding