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The Emergence of Tissue Engineering as a Research Field

October 14, 2003

Prepared for
The National Science Foundation
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Arlington, VA 22230

Prepared by
Jessica Viola
Bhavya Lal
Oren Grad

Contents

Acknowledgements - View PDF (19 Kb)
About the Authors - View PDF (26 Kb)
Executive Summary - View PDF (32 Kb)
1.0 Introduction - View PDF (32 Kb)
2.0 Precursors of Tissue Engineering - View PDF (96 Kb)
3.0 Emergence and Evolution of a Shared Concept - View PDF (75 Kb)
4.0 Development of the Field: 1987-2002 - View PDF (126 Kb)
5.0 Who Are the Tissue Engineers? - View PDF (110 Kb)
6.0 Activities in the Corporate Sector - View PDF (82 Kb)
7.0 Institutional Support of Tissue Engineering - View PDF (69 Kb)
8.0 The Role of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Overall Assessment - View PDF (76 Kb)
Appendix 1: Approach to Data Collection - View PDF (31 Kb)
Appendix 2: Roster of Tissue Engineers - View PDFs Part 1 (99 Kb) Part 2 (98 Kb)
Appendix 3: List of Interviewees - View PDF (24 Kb)
Appendix 4: Interview Protocols - View PDF (28 Kb)
Appendix 5: CHI Report on Bibliometrics - View PDF (47 Kb)

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