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Scaffolding in tissue engineering: general approaches and tissue-specific considerations

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Scaffolds represent important components for tissue engineering. However, researchers often encounter an enormous variety of choices when selecting scaffolds for tissue engineering. This paper aims to review the functions of scaffolds and the major scaffolding approaches as important guidelines for selecting scaffolds and discuss the tissue-specific considerations for scaffolding, using intervertebral disc as an example.

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This work was supported by grant from AOSpine to Leong and Chan (AOSBRC-07-06), support from NIH (EB003447) to Leong, and grants from Research Grant Council (RGC), Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) of the Hong Kong Government to Chan.

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Chan, B.P., Leong, K.W. Scaffolding in tissue engineering: general approaches and tissue-specific considerations. Eur Spine J 17 (Suppl 4), 467–479 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-008-0745-3

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