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7.7.4 Additional Demand for Research
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- Design and development of novel nanophase materials which can enhance tissue engineering properties utilising nanotopography
- Methods to control and manipulate the nanomaterial topography for specific requirements.
- Development of intelligent polymers which can respond to changes in the environment
- Development of novel biomaterials and polymers which can be used as coatings to improve biocompatibility.
- Design and development of nanocomposite scaffolds that promote cell growth and proliferation.
- Scaffolds that can recruit cells instead of being seeded.
- Methods to create uniform, controlled, 3D pore structure in scaffolds
- New methods to incorporate living cells and other growth factors in scaffolds to trigger growth signals in a timely fashion.
- Techniques for the controlled release of growth factors
- Study into the potential of natural polymers as scaffolds.
- Potential of carbon nanofibres and nanotubes in neural engineering.
- Development of nanosensors which can be incorporated into nanobioreactors.
- Methods for ensuring their stability in the system
- Development of nanosensors which can monitor the tissue regeneration process in situ
- Development of novel materials which can self assemble in situ to form ECMs
- Suitable encapsulation techniques for the immunoisolation of implanted cells.
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