Abstract:This special theme seeks to highlight the recent trends and innovative developments in tissue engineering (TE). The development of TE as an area of study has been rapid in the last one decade and, its definition is very broad depending on each individual's interpretation of the subject. For example, Freed and Novakovic [1] interpreted TE as having three major components: metabolically active cells, polymeric micro-carriers (scaffolds) and bioreactors. However, one may also view TE as a technology for culturing… Show more
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