Bioencapsulation Technologies in Tissue Engineering. Issue 4 (2nd October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Majewski, Rebecca L.; Zhang, Wujie; Ma, Xiaojun; Cui, Zhanfeng; Ren, Weiping; Markel, David C.
• Is Part Of: Journal of applied biomaterials & functional materials. Volume 14:Issue 4(2016)
• Page Start: 395
• Page End: 403
• Publication Date: 2016-10-02
• Subjects: Bioencapsulation -- Electrostatic spray -- Microcapsules -- Microencapsulation -- Microfluidics -- Tissue engineering; Biomedical materials -- Periodicals; Bioengineering -- Periodicals; Biomechanics -- Periodicals; 610.28
• DOI: 10.5301/jabfm.5000299
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2280-8000

Abstract

Bioencapsulation technologies have played an important role in the developing successes of tissue engineering. Besides offering immunoisolation, they also show promise for cell/tissue banking and the directed differentiation of stem cells, by providing a unique microenvironment. This review describes bioencapsulation technologies and summarizes their recent progress in research into tissue engineering. The review concludes with a brief outlook regarding future research directions in this field.