Tissue engineering aims to stimulat

T
issue engineering aims to stimulate the body either to
regenerate tissue on its own or to grow tissue outside
the body which can then be implanted in place of lost
tissue [1]. Acommonly applied definition of tissue engineering, as
stated by Langer and Vacanti, is “an interdisciplinary field that
applies the principles of engineering and life sciences toward the
development of biological substitutes that restore, maintain, or
improve tissue function or a whole organ” [2]. Tissue engineering
has also been defined as “understanding the principles of tissue
growth, and applying this to produce functional replacement
tissue for clinical use” [3].