Tissue engineering in otology: a review of achievements

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Contributors

  • Reza Kaboodkhani - (Author)
  • Davood Mehrabani - (Author)
  • Armaghan Moghaddam - (Author)
  • Iman Salahshoori - (Author)
  • Hossein Ali Khonakdar - , Chair of Biomaterials, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden (Author)

Abstract

Tissue engineering application in otology spans a distance from the pinna to auditory nerve covered with specialized tissues and functions such as sense of hearing and aesthetics. It holds the potential to address the barriers of lack of donor tissue, poor tissue match, and transplant rejection through provision of new and healthy tissues similar to the host and possesses the capacity to renew, to regenerate, and to repair in-vivo and was shown to be a bypasses for any need to immunosuppression. This review aims to investigate the application of tissue engineering in otology and to evaluate the achievements and challenges in external, middle and inner ear sections. Since gaining the recent knowledge and training on use of different scaffolds is essential for otology specialists and who look for the recovery of ear function and aesthetics of patients, it is shown in this review how utilizing tissue engineering and cell transplantation, regenerative medicine can provide advancements in hearing and ear aesthetics to fit different patients’ needs.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1105-1153
Number of pages49
Journal Journal of biomaterials science
Volume35
Issue number7
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2024
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

Scopus 85186450126

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