Tissue engineering is the combination of science and mechanics for the reconstruction of the human myoskeletic system. It is a method that combines a variety of biological and mechanical issues for the creation of functional tissues and organs for implantation. Tissue engineering is based on tissue removal from a patient, its culture expansion and the use of a bio-scaffold. The new blood vessels are being developed in the novel tissue, the scaffold is being dissolved and the novel tissue is connected with the surrounding ones. Using the tissue engineering new tissues such as skin, cartilage, bone, liver, neurons and vessels could be constructed. The scaffolds consist of structures such as pores, fibers or membranes that can be arranged randomly. The best structural and nutritional conditions for the development of a new tissue are obtained with the use of a biologically structured 3D tissue as a matrix. Tissue engineering uses solid scaffolds as matrices for the development of novel tissues.

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