Gene Therapy for Bone Engineering

Bone has an intrinsic healing capacity that may be exceeded when the fracture gap is too big or unstable. In that moment, osteogenic measures needs to be taken by physicians. It is important to combine cells, scaffolds and growth factors and the correct mechanical conditions. Growth factors are clin...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth eRosado Balmayor, Martijn eVan Griensven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fbioe.2015.00009/full