Fibrin Gel as an Injectable Biodegradable Scaffold and Cell Carrier for Tissue Engineering

Figure 2

Schematic illustration of two approaches to engineer desired tissue. Cells are isolated from biopsy and mixed with scaffold materials. Subsequently the mixture system is injected into patients’ body (left). Alternatively, isolated cells are cultured on a scaffold in vitro and implanted into desired place after the formation of new functional tissue (right). Reprinted (adapted) with permission from [42]. Copyright (2001) American Chemical Society.