Gravity, Tissue Engineering, and the Missing Link

The influence of microgravity and hypergravity on living systems has attracted significant attention, but the use of these tools in tissue engineering (TE) remains relatively unexplored. This Forum article highlights an emerging field of research to uncover new potential applications at the interfac...

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Published in:Trends in biotechnology (Regular ed.) 2018-04, Vol.36 (4), p.343-347
Main Authors: Costa-Almeida, Raquel, Granja, Pedro L., Gomes, Manuela E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
21st century
Aerospace medicine
Animals
Biomedical materials
Cell Culture Techniques
cell/tissue biology
Embryonic Stem Cells
Gravity
Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
Humans
Hypergravity
in vitro 3D culture
Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Mice
Microgravity
PC12 Cells
Physiology
Rats
Regenerative Medicine
Stem cells
Tissue Engineering
Weightlessness
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Summary:The influence of microgravity and hypergravity on living systems has attracted significant attention, but the use of these tools in tissue engineering (TE) remains relatively unexplored. This Forum article highlights an emerging field of research to uncover new potential applications at the interface between altered gravity and TE.
ISSN:0167-7799
1879-3096
DOI:10.1016/j.tibtech.2017.10.017