Cell sheet technology: a promising strategy in regenerative medicine |
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Authors: | MINXIONG LI JUN MA YANBIN GAO LEI YANG |
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Affiliation: | Department of Burns, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, People''s Republic of China |
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Abstract: | Regenerative medicine is a burgeoning field that is important to combat challenging diseases and functional impairments. Compared with traditional cell therapies with evident shortcomings (e.g., cell suspension injection or tissue engineering with scaffolds), scaffold-free cell sheet technology enables transplanted cells to be grafted and fully maintain their viability on target sites. Clinical and experimental studies have advanced the application of cell sheet technology to numerous tissues and organs (e.g., liver, cornea and bone). However, previous reviews have failed to discuss vital aspects of this rapidly developing technology, and many new challenges are gradually emerging. This review aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to cell sheet technology from cell selection to the ultimate applications of cell sheets, and challenges and future visions are also described. |
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Keywords: | cell sheet cell therapy regenerative medicine |
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