Ethical Issues regarding Tissue Engineering from an Engineering Perspective
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Every profession today has a code of ethics which are used to hold their members to the highest degree of integrity and professional conduct. In engineering the observation and adherence to these ethics is of the upmost importance. Without a code of ethics to follow engineers could endanger the public and damage their profession’s reputation [8]. Biomedical engineers must take special consideration in following their ethical codes due to the subject field of their research, and their close interaction with patients [1]. Tissue Engineering is one of the forefront technologies studied by biomedical engineers today. Because of the nature of tissue engineering, researchers face several unique and complex ethical issues. Aside from general ethical issues, tissue engineering faces several ethical dilemmas on topics such as the incorporation of stem cells in research, patient access and availability, patent claims, and consequences of their research [9].
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