Expediting the Transition from Replacement Medicine to Tissue Engineering

The article proposed an expansive interpretation of "Tissue Engineering," defining it as exerting systematic control over the body's cells, matrices, and fluids. This broadened definition included many medical therapies not traditionally considered as tissue engineering due to their impact on the body's responses. Despite facing setbacks, the progress in tissue engineering was generally positive. The medical field was transitioning from "replacement medicine," which relied on mechanical, electrical, or chemical therapies, to tissue engineering, which aimed to restore health by regenerating or limiting the body's tissues and functions using an understanding of biological processes to achieve natural outcomes.