Design, fabrication, and preparation of synthetic scaffolds for urologic tissue engineering

Methods Mol Biol. 2013:1001:167-77. doi: 10.1007/978-1-62703-363-3_14.

Abstract

This chapter describes the fabrication of a polyglycolic acid (PGA)-based scaffold used to tissue engineer a Neo-Urinary Conduit™.

MeSH terms

  • Extracellular Matrix / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Polyglycolic Acid / metabolism*
  • Regenerative Medicine / methods*
  • Tissue Engineering / methods*
  • Tissue Scaffolds*
  • Urinary Tract / cytology*

Substances

  • Polyglycolic Acid