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SUBMITTER: Tatara AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6452741 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tatara Alexander M AM Koons Gerry L GL Watson Emma E Piepergerdes Trenton C TC Shah Sarita R SR Smith Brandon T BT Shum Jonathan J Melville James C JC Hanna Issa A IA Demian Nagi N Ho Tang T Ratcliffe Anthony A van den Beucken Jeroen J J P JJJP Jansen John A JA Wong Mark E ME Mikos Antonios G AG
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20190318 14
Large mandibular defects are clinically challenging to reconstruct due to the complex anatomy of the jaw and the limited availability of appropriate tissue for repair. We envision leveraging current advances in fabrication and biomaterials to create implantable devices that generate bone within the patients themselves suitable for their own specific anatomical pathology. The in vivo bioreactor strategy facilitates the generation of large autologous vascularized bony tissue of customized geometry ...[more]