Cell & Tissue Science

Organ Engineering

This interdisciplinary engineering that has attracted a lot of attention as a brand new therapeutic implies that might overcome the drawbacks involved in the current artificial organs and organ transplantation that have been also aiming at replacing lost or severely damaged tissues or organs. Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine is an exciting research area that aims at regenerative alternatives to harvested tissues for organ transplantation with soft tissues. Though significant progress has been created within the tissue engineering field, several challenges remain and any development in this area would require on-going interactions and collaborations among the scientists from multiple disciplines, and in partnership with the regulatory and therefore the funding agencies. Because of the medical and market potential, there's important academic and corporate interest during this technology.