Biological scaffolding material

摘要

The invention provides methods of generating a natural, living biological matrix that can serve as, or form a part of, a natural biological scaffold. The matrix is generated by incubating together biological cells and cellular debris. Any naturally occurring cell can be a biological cell included in the matrix. The invention also provides methods of treating a patient by implanting the matrix or scaffolding into a tissue of the patient, thereby augmenting the existing tissue.