yes / Breast reconstruction is the opportunity that provides the chance of having breast
after undergoing surgical removal of the breast tissue due to cancer-related surgery.
However, this varies on the stage of the cancer diagnosis and the procedure undertaken.
There are many regenerative medicine methods that provide several initiatives
and direct solutions to problems such as the development of “bioactive tissue,” which
can regenerate adipose tissues with similar normal functions and structures. There
have been several studies which have previously explored for the improvement of
breast reconstruction including different variations of biomaterials, different fabrication
and processing techniques, cells as well as growth factors which enable bioengineers
and tissue engineers to reconstruct a suitable breast for patients with breast
cancer. Many factors such as shape, proper volume, mechanical properties have been
studies but very scattered with not adequate solutions for existing patients worldwide.
This review article aims to cover recent advances in biomaterials, which
can be used for reconstruction of breasts as well as looking at the various factors that
might lead to individuals needing reconstruction and the materials that are available.
The focus would be to look at the various biomaterials that are available to use for
reconstruction, their properties, and their structural integrity.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/18691 |
| Date | 25 August 2020 |
| Creators | Abdul-Al, Mohamed, Zaernia, Amir, Sefat, Farshid |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article, Published version |
| Rights | © 2020 The Authors. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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