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DOI: 10.1177/0883911506073363 Perspectives On: Local and Sustained Delivery of Angiogenic Growth FactorsDepartment of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701, Korea
Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701, Korea
Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701, Korea, tgpark{at}kaist.ac.kr This review emphasizes the role of angiogenesis in tissue engineering, introduces various angiogenic growth factors, and highlights current status of delivery systems for angiogenic growth factors using natural and synthetic biomaterials. A short overview of angiogenic growth factors is presented, followed by the introduction of emerging strategies for designing smart delivery carriers.
Key Words: sustained delivery growth factors angiogenesis tissue engineering
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