组织工程是目前最有发展前途的学科之一，在再生医学和人类健康方面有着广泛的应用前景。本文结合本期所发表有关组织工程化构建过程中支架材料的制备、力学环境对细胞影响的论文，介绍了目前国内外组织工程研究的现状与进展，指出组织工程研究正在向更深层次和更为广泛的领域发展。

Tissue engineering is one of the most promising subjects,which has broad application prospects in the fields of regenerative medicine and human health care. According to the papers published in this current issue about scaffold material preparation and mechanical environment affection to cells during the construction process of tissue engineering, this paper describes the current status and progress of tissue engineering research at home and abroad, indicating that tissue engineering research is developing to a deeper and wider field.