Bone tissue engineering utilizing adult stem cells in biologically functionalized hydrogels

Repair of large bone defects remains a clinical challenge for orthopedic surgeons. Current treatment strategies such as autograft and allograft are limited by the amount of available tissue in the case of the former, and failure of revascularization effecting engraftment in the case of the latter....

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Main Author: Dosier, Christopher R.
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47678