Multiple choice

Tissue engineering can be used to

  1. improve biological functions
  2. restore biological functions
  3. maintain biological functions

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. All of these

  5. None of these

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D Correct answer
Explanation

A commonly applied definition of tissue engineering, as stated by Langer and Vacanti, is an interdisciplinary field that applies the principles of engineering and life sciences toward the development of biological substitutes that restore, maintain or improve tissue function or a whole organ.