Bártolo, PauloChua, C.K.Bartolo, Paulo2025-04-232025-04-232009-06Paulo Bártolo & C.K. Chua (2009) Editorial, , 4:2, 47-47, DOI: 10.1080/17452750903096219.1745-2759http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/12832Palavras-chave inseridas através de linguagem natural.The second half of 2009 is rich in international events in virtual and physical prototyping, a quite active and relevant research field. The Virtual and Physical Prototyping journal is associated with two of these events. The first one is the ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Tissue Engineering designed to be a major international forum for the discussion of the current state-of-the-art in the fields of Tissue Engineering Modelling and Simulation. This Conference will focus on: . understanding the fundamentals of tissue engineering; . modelling and characterisation of scaffolds for tissue engineering; . modelling the relationship between scaffold, cell attachment, proliferation and differentiation; . design and development of scaffolds for tissue engineering; . fabrication and testing of scaffolds for tissue engineering; . cell signalling; . computational bone mechanics.engVirtual prototypingPhysical prototypingTissue EngineeringScaffoldsCell signallingComputational bone mechanicseditorial10.1080/174527509030962191745-2767