@article {17790,
	title = {Bacterial Cellulose Membranes Constitute Biocompatible Biomaterials for Mesenchymal and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Culture and Tissue Engineering},
	journal = {Tissue Science \& Engineering},
	year = {2012},
	month = {2012-11-08 00:00:00},
	abstract = {<p style="text-align: justify;">Tissue engineering refers to an {\textquotedblleft}interdisciplinary field that applies the principles of engineering and the life sciences toward the development of biological substitutes that restore, maintain, or improve tissue function. In order to develop such biological substitutes, non-immunogenic cells, signaling molecules and scaffolds are required in large scale. In animal models of bone injury, for instance, up to 105-106 cells may be used in tissue engineering strategies. Considering the translation of such techniques to human proportions, the number of cells required for tissue engineering may reach up to a hundred million cells. Currently, adult stem cells are being used for such situations, mostly in clinical trial settings, and results are encouraging. Unfortunately, though, many limitations still hinder adult stem cell therapy. Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) Cell technology, which has recently crowned its inventor with a Noble Prize, holds great promise as a potential platform for generating cells for regenerative medicine purposes, able to attend the unmet need of tissue engineering, which requires large scale production of non immunogenic cells.</p>},
	keywords = {bacterial celulose, Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS).},
	issn = {2157-7552 JTSE},
	author = {Oliveira, C. R. and Carvalho, J. L. and Novikoff, S. and Berti, F. V. and Porto, L. M. and Gomes, D. A. and Goes, A. M.}
}
