Research ethics in Tissue Engineering:

• Meeting requirements for meaningful experimentation in TE
• Commercial concerns in TE research: disclosure, scientific transparency and conflict of interest
• Safety and efficacy concerns, including biocompatibility questions and toxicological problems
• Proof of principle, the use of animal experimentation and decisions regarding commencing human experimentation
• Use of engineered tissue for studies of new drug candidates, drug delivery and gene therapy studies.
• Clinical trials in autologous cardiac regeneration
• Informed consent and decision-making for tissue regeneration and xenotransplantation
  

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