ABSTRACT
The replacement of tissues or organs lost through damage or disease has provided significant clinical challenges over many years. Restoration of normal function of the tissue or organ is the ultimate goal of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. The application of tissue engineering is not only directed at finding suitable replacement materials to restore tissue loss and function, but more recently has expanded to include application to “biomanufacturing” processes. The combination of the appropriate cells, with the appropriate biomaterial to produce the appropriate protein, enzyme, or cell progeny for example, is only the beginning of future possibilities in biomanufacturing.
