Chan B P, Leong K W
Medical Engineering Program, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Room 711, Haking Wong Building, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Eur Spine J. 2008 Dec;17 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):467-79. doi: 10.1007/s00586-008-0745-3. Epub 2008 Nov 13.
Scaffolds represent important components for tissue engineering. However, researchers often encounter an enormous variety of choices when selecting scaffolds for tissue engineering. This paper aims to review the functions of scaffolds and the major scaffolding approaches as important guidelines for selecting scaffolds and discuss the tissue-specific considerations for scaffolding, using intervertebral disc as an example.
支架是组织工程的重要组成部分。然而,研究人员在为组织工程选择支架时常常面临各种各样的选择。本文旨在综述支架的功能以及主要的支架构建方法,将其作为选择支架的重要指导原则,并以椎间盘为例讨论支架构建的组织特异性考量因素。