Chidarikire, Thato Nelly2007-02-162007-02-162007-02-16http://hdl.handle.net/10539/2035Student Number : 9501020M - M Sc dissertation - School of Clinical Medicine - Faculty of Health SciencesAn exciting and novel concept of tissue engineering and morphogenesis is the generation of bone by the implantation of smart biomaterials that in their own right can induce a desired and specific morphogenetic response from the host tissues without the addition of exogenously applied bone morphogenetic and osteogenic proteins.18787979 bytesapplication/pdfentissue engineeringmorphogenesisgeneration of bonesmart biomaterialsosteogenic proteinsGeometric induction of bone formationThesis