Tissue-engineered trachea: A review

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 91, Issue , 2016, Pages 55-63

  Law, Jia Xian ^a   Liau, Ling Ling ^a   Aminuddin, Bin Saim ^a,b   Ruszymah, Bt Hj Idrus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

^b Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bioreactor; Cartilage; Respiratory epithelium; Tissue engineering; Tracheal replacement; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

ALLOGRAFT; ANGIOGENESIS; BIOREACTOR; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE GRAFT; TISSUE SCAFFOLD; TRACHEA; VASCULARIZATION; ANIMAL; CHONDROCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; SURGERY; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CARTILAGE; CHONDROCYTES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; TRACHEA;

EID: 84992168461     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.10.012     Document Type: Review

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