Progress in scaffolding materials of bioartificial liver.
- Author:
Yaokai CHEN
1
;
Yuming WANG
Author Information
1. Institute of Infectious Diseases, Southwest Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Biocompatible Materials;
Liver, Artificial;
Membranes, Artificial;
Polyurethanes;
Polyvinyls;
Tissue Engineering
- From:
Journal of Biomedical Engineering
2003;20(1):153-156
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The key materials for bioartificial liver (BAL) construction include biomaterials and scaffolding materials. The former mainly refers to hepatocytes, nonparenchymal cells, etc. The latter mainly refers to films and other scaffolding materials, the properties of which correlate directly with hepatocyte growth and functions, and thus are related to the support effects of BAL. Several kinds of scaffolding materials frequently used for BAL construction in recent years are reviewed in this article.
