Matrices and strategies for complex tissue regeneration

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In the field of Tissue Engineering, a new concept has been developed in the last few years. The formation of new tissue induced by a tissue engineered system needs to be accompanied by the achievement of a complete tissue functionality and scaffold properties have to be designed following the principles of biomimetics, i.e. the complexity of the physiological environment has to be translated and reproduced in the cell-scaffold construct.
\nThis approach is especially challenging when the interface between two tissues has to be restored. In this case, the scaffold has not only to sustain the regeneration of two different tissues, but also to ensure the regeneration of a functional interfacial zone between them. Therefore, scaffold properties must reflect the complexity of tissue boundary structures, in terms of controlled gradients in morphological, chemical and mechanical properties.
\nThe aim of this research work was the application of these advanced principles to the regener

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