Abstract
The loss or failure of an organ or tissue is one of the most common, devastating, and costly problems in human health care. The increasing number of transplantation surgeries has led to high donor organ demand, which far exceeds supply. Each year, about 15% of potential candidates for liver or heart transplantation in the United States die while on the waiting list. Although they have proven successful with regard to patient recover, autografts (autotransplantations) and allografts (allotransplantations) have obvious shortcomings in that the organ from another part of the patient (autograft) or from the donor (allograft) must be sacriced or damaged. Xenograft (xenotransplantation), which uses organ sources from animals (e.g., pigs), also has drawbacks due to issues surrounding the.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | BIOFOAMS |
Subtitle of host publication | Science and Applications of Bio-Based Cellular and Porous Materials |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 315-349 |
Number of pages | 35 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781466561809 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 01 01 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
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