Abstract
SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.
Abstract
Scaffolds represent one of the key components in the tissue engineering
triad. Construction of a vascular graft begins with the scaffold that acts as the base
building material. Whether natural or synthetic, selecting the right scaffold material is
essential to ensure the structural integrity of a graft. The structural integrity could
further be strengthened with the addition of cells and regulatory signals that make up
the whole tissue engineering triad. In this chapter, a selection of scaffold materials is
discussed, and cell seeding strategies are later elaborated, covering the principle of the
tissue engineering triad in vascular research.
Keywords:
Blood vessel, Scaffold, Small diameter vascular graft, Tissue engineering triad, Vascular scaffold.
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Authors:Bentham Science Books