Growing a new field: Tissue engineering comes into its own
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Several tissue engineering firms have received marketing approval from the Food and Drug Administration for their engineered tissue products. These include the artificial skins of Advanced Tissue Sciences and Organogenesis. Tissue engineering is predicted to supply a host of replacement organs including cartilage, or new drug delivery systems.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1997
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Overcoming self: a company to turn the immune system against cancer
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Provenge, a cancer vaccine, gets assembled from an antigen, prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP), a helper, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GMCSF) and a dendritic precursor cell, isolated from the patient. The dendritic cell, loaded with the antigen and helper, provoke an immune response.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2004
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Geometry acquisition: computed tomography is a boon to reverse engineering
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A type of computed tomography machine is being used to construct blueprints of solid objects. The machine can be used to detect internal flaws or to make drawings of finished parts with dimensions that have not been made available.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1993
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