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'''Background of problem''': A current bone tissue engineering strategy consists of growing mesenchymal stem cells on scaffolds, inducing them to differentiate into osteoblasts, and culturing these cells on the scaffold. However, this protocol is not very successful in in vivo experiments.
'''Background of problem''': A current bone tissue engineering strategy consists of growing mesenchymal stem cells on scaffolds, inducing them to differentiate into osteoblasts, and culturing these cells on the scaffold. However, this protocol is not very successful in in vivo experiments.
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Revision as of 12:01, 3 May 2009

Mahesh Vidula and Michael Meyer 20.109 TR Red

Proposal Topic: Bone Tissue Engineering

Background of problem: A current bone tissue engineering strategy consists of growing mesenchymal stem cells on scaffolds, inducing them to differentiate into osteoblasts, and culturing these cells on the scaffold. However, this protocol is not very successful in in vivo experiments.