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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 May 24.
Published in final edited form as: Stem Cell Rev. 2009 Jul 31;5(3):283–300. doi: 10.1007/s12015-009-9081-1

Table 1.

Common natural and synthetic construct materials

Natural materials Synthetic materials
Collagen Polycaprolactone (PCL)
Alginate Polydioxanone (PDO)
Elastin Polyglycolic acid (PGA)
Fibrinogen Poly l-lactic acid (PLLA)
Chitosan Poly (D,L-lactic acid co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)
Poly (glycerol sebacate) (PGS)
Gelatin-siloxane (GS)