tissue engineering

English

Noun

tissue engineering (uncountable)

  1. An interdisciplinary field that applies the principles of engineering and life sciences toward the development of biological substitutes that restore, maintain, or improve tissue function or a whole organ.[1]

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References

  1. Langer R, Vacanti J (1993). "Tissue engineering". Science. 260 (5110): 920–6. PMID 8493529. doi:10.1126/science.8493529.
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