Clinical translation of autologous cell-based tissue engineering techniques as Class III therapeutics in China: Taking cartilage tissue engineering as an example

Autologous cell-based tissue engineering (TE) techniques have been clinically approved for approximately 4 years in China, since the first cartilage TE technique was approved for clinical use by the Zhejiang Health Bureau. TE techniques offer a promising alternative to traditional transplantation su...

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Main Authors: Wei Zhang, Boon Chin Heng, Yang-Zi Jiang, Hong-Wei Ouyang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-04-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Translation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214031X14000217