ABSTRACT
I. Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 27
II. Chitosan ............................................................................................................................ 28
III. Alginate ............................................................................................................................ 31
IV. Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) .......................................................................................... 33
A. Hyaluronic Acid (HA) ............................................................................................. 33
B. Heparin ..................................................................................................................... 35
C. Chondroitin Sulfate (CS) ......................................................................................... 36
V. Dextran ............................................................................................................................. 36
VI. Arabinogalactan ............................................................................................................... 37
VII. Summary .......................................................................................................................... 39
References ..................................................................................................................................... 39
Tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field that applies the principles of engineering and the life
sciences to the development of biological substitutes that restore, maintain, or improve tissue
function. From both a therapeutic and an economic standpoint, the potential impact of tissue
engineering is enormous.
