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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Georgia Institute of Technology
2013
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47678 |