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Design, Fabrication, and Preparation of Synthetic Scaffolds for Urologic Tissue Engineering

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Organ Regeneration

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 1001))

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This chapter describes the fabrication of a polyglycolic acid (PGA)-based scaffold used to tissue engineer a Neo-Urinary Conduit™.

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Acknowledgement

The authors would like to acknowledge Joydeep Basu for his thoughtful discussion and contributions to the introduction.

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  1. Tengion Inc., Winston-Salem, NC, USA

    Richard G. Payne & Toyin A. Knight

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  1. Tengion, Inc, Westpoint Blvd. 3929, Winston-Salem, 27103, North Carolina, USA

    Joydeep Basu

  2. Zen Bio, Inc., E Hwy 54 3200, Research Triangle Park, 27709, North Carolina, USA

    John W. Ludlow

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Payne, R.G., Knight, T.A. (2013). Design, Fabrication, and Preparation of Synthetic Scaffolds for Urologic Tissue Engineering. In: Basu, J., Ludlow, J. (eds) Organ Regeneration. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1001. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-363-3_14

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