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Tissue Engineering

Tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field that combines living cells, biomaterial scaffolds, and bioactive signals to repair, replace, or regenerate damaged tissues and organs. It rests on a triad of components: a cell source capable of forming the target tissue, a scaffold that provides three-dimensional str…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 394× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2831-8846

Overview

Tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field that combines living cells, biomaterial scaffolds, and bioactive signals to repair, replace, or regenerate damaged tissues and organs. It rests on a triad of components: a cell source capable of forming the target tissue, a scaffold that provides three-dimensional structural support and an instructive microenvironment, and biochemical or mechanical cues that guide cell adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation. Scaffold design draws on a range of biomaterials selected for biocompatibility, porosity, mechanical match to the host tissue, and controlled degradation; representative materials include calcium orthophosphates for bone regeneration, chitosan whose breakdown can be tuned enzymatically, electrospun biopolyester fibers, and fibrin-based matrices. Cell sources span adult mesenchymal stem cells, adipose- and umbilical-cord-derived stem cells, and induced pluripotent stem cells, which can be directed toward bone, cartilage, neural, or odontogenic lineages. Fabrication technologies such as three-dimensional bioprinting allow precise spatial placement of cells and matrix, while organ-on-a-chip platforms model tissue function and test responses under physiologically relevant conditions. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research across these themes. Representative work addresses scaffold biomaterials and their degradation, three-dimensional printing and bioprinting of constructs, and the use of diverse stem-cell populations for bone, cartilage, laryngeal, and neural applications, reflecting the field's central aim of restoring biological structure and function.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2019

Chondroplasty Efficacy of Bone Matrix

N.A. KiryanovCorresponding author
Izhevsk State Medical Academy, Izhevsk, Russia
Exact topic International Journal of Human Anatomy doi:10.14302/issn.2577-2279.ijha-19-3110

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 394 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Nov 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Tissue Engineering, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Journal of 3D Printing and Applications (ISSN 2831-8846).

Journal editorial board
Barbara Motyl · Italy Christiani Amorim · Belgium Massimo Martorelli · Italy

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