| Literature DB >> 27890231 |
Gaurav Shah1, Bernard J Costello2.
Abstract
Soft tissue replacement and repair is crucial to the ever-developing field of reconstructive surgery as trauma, pathology, and congenital deficits cannot be adequately restored if soft tissue regeneration is deficient. Predominant approaches were sometimes limited to harvesting autografts, but through regenerative medicine and tissue engineering, the hope of fabricating custom constructs is now a feasible and fast-approaching reality. The breadth of this field includes tissues ranging from skin, mucosa, muscle, and fat and hopes to not only provide construct to replace a tissue but also to replace its function. Copyright ÂEntities:
Keywords: 3-dimensional printing; Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing; Scaffolds; Soft tissue engineering
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Year: 2017 PMID: 27890231 DOI: 10.1016/j.coms.2016.08.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am ISSN: 1042-3699 Impact factor: 2.802