Concepts TE: An interdisciplinary science
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"Tissue Engineering (TE) is an interdisciplinary field
that applies the principles of engineering and the life sciences toward
the development of biological substitutes that restore, maintain, or improve
tissue function"
Langer and Vacanti, Science 260, 920 (1993)
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The criation of a new tissue/organ
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Tissue engineering involves the culture of living human cells usually in polymeric scaffold materials, ex vivo, and allows them to develop into a three dimensional tissue.
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In USA are:
- 400 Billion Euro spent on organ failure and
tissue loss.
- 50% - 55% Total National Health Care Budget
(USA and EU).
- Tissue Engineering products market: 80 Billions Euros.
- Ratio of Companies (TE as main Core): USA/EU: 10/4.
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