Awareness of periodontal disease--the role of industry

Tissue regeneration based on tissue engineering technology

Recent development of biomedical engineering as well as basic biology and medicine has enabled us to induce cell-based regeneration of body tissue to self-repair defective tissue or substitute biological functions of damaged organs. For successful tissue regeneration, it is indispensable to give cells an environment suitable for regeneration induction. Tissue engineering is a newly emerging biomedical technology for creating an environment for tissue regeneration with various biomaterials. The paper presented here overviews recent research data on tissue regeneration based on tissue engineering, and briefly explains the key technology of tissue engineering.

Recent progress in tissue engineering

Tissue engineering is a newly emerging biomedical technique that involves the artificial manipulation of cells to promote tissue and organ regeneration. Its medical significance will undoubtedly increase in the 21st century. This review summarizes recent progress that has been made in tissue engineering as well as its future implications.