TY - JOUR
T1 - The Impact of Biomechanics in tissue engineering and Regenerative medicine
AU - Butler, David L.
AU - Goldstein, Steven A.
AU - Guldberg, Robert E.
AU - Guo, X. Edward
AU - Kamm, Roger
AU - Laurencin, Cato T.
AU - McIntire, Larry V.
AU - Mow, Van C.
AU - Nerem, Robert M.
AU - Sah, Robert L.
AU - Soslowsky, Louis J.
AU - Spilker, Robert L.
AU - Tranquillo, Robert T.
PY - 2009/12/1
Y1 - 2009/12/1
N2 - Biomechanical factors profoundly influence the processes of tissue growth, development, maintenance, degeneration, and repair. Regenerative strategies to restore damaged or diseased tissues in vivo and create living tissue replacements in vitro have recently begun to harness advances in understanding of how cells and tissues sense and adapt to their mechanical environment. It is clear that biomechanical considerations will be fundamental to the successful development of clinical therapies based on principles of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine for a broad range of musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, craniofacial, skin, urinary, and neural tissues. Biomechanical stimuli may in fact hold the key to producing regenerated tissues with high strength and endurance. However, many challenges remain, particularly for tissues that function within complex and demanding mechanical environments in vivo. This paper reviews the present role and potential impact of experimental and computational biomechanics in engineering functional tissues using several illustrative examples of past successes and future grand challenges.
AB - Biomechanical factors profoundly influence the processes of tissue growth, development, maintenance, degeneration, and repair. Regenerative strategies to restore damaged or diseased tissues in vivo and create living tissue replacements in vitro have recently begun to harness advances in understanding of how cells and tissues sense and adapt to their mechanical environment. It is clear that biomechanical considerations will be fundamental to the successful development of clinical therapies based on principles of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine for a broad range of musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, craniofacial, skin, urinary, and neural tissues. Biomechanical stimuli may in fact hold the key to producing regenerated tissues with high strength and endurance. However, many challenges remain, particularly for tissues that function within complex and demanding mechanical environments in vivo. This paper reviews the present role and potential impact of experimental and computational biomechanics in engineering functional tissues using several illustrative examples of past successes and future grand challenges.
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U2 - 10.1089/ten.teb.2009.0340
DO - 10.1089/ten.teb.2009.0340
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19583462
AN - SCOPUS:71849109786
SN - 1937-3368
VL - 15
SP - 477
EP - 484
JO - Tissue Engineering - Part B: Reviews
JF - Tissue Engineering - Part B: Reviews
IS - 4
ER -