Open AccessTissue engineering strategies for adipose tissue repair
Author(s) -
Patrick C.W.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
the anatomical record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1097-0185
pISSN - 0003-276X
DOI - 10.1002/ar.1113
Subject(s) - tissue engineering , adipose tissue , scaffold , biomedical engineering , medicine
Tissue engineering is a relatively young field that combines engineering, clinical science, and life sciences to, in part, repair or regrow tissues. Adipose tissue has recently become a focus area for tissue engineering, encouraged by the large number of reconstructive, cosmetic, and correctional indications that could be addressed with clinically translatable adipose tissue engineering strategies. This review discusses the three aspects of an adipose construct, namely cell types, scaffold, and microenvironment, and presents current tissue engineering strategies under pursuit. Anat Rec 263:361–366, 2001. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.