In vivo engineering of a human vasculature for bone tissue engineering applications

L Steffens, A Wenger, GB Stark… - Journal of cellular and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The neovascularization of three‐dimensional voluminous tissues, such as bone, represents
an important challenge in tissue engineering applications. The formation of a preformed …

Fabrication of biomimetic bone tissue using mesenchymal stem cell-derived three-dimensional constructs incorporating endothelial cells

JI Sasaki, M Hashimoto, S Yamaguchi, Y Itoh… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The development of technologies to promote vascularization of engineered tissue would
drive major developments in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Recently, we …

Endothelial cells assemble into a 3-dimensional prevascular network in a bone tissue engineering construct

J Rouwkema, JD Boer, CAV Blitterswijk - Tissue engineering, 2006 - liebertpub.com
To engineer tissues with clinically relevant dimensions, one must overcome the challenge of
rapidly creating functional blood vessels to supply cells with oxygen and nutrients and to …

Modulation of In Vitro Angiogenesis in a Three-Dimensional Spheroidal Coculture Model for Bone Tissue Engineering

A Wenger, A Stahl, H Weber, G Finkenzeller… - Tissue …, 2004 - liebertpub.com
One of the major challenges in tissue engineering of bone substitutes remains
vascularization of the transplant. We have developed a three-dimensional collagen-based …

Engineering pre-vascularized bone-like tissue from human mesenchymal stem cells through simulating endochondral ossification

Z Lin, X Zhang, MR Fritch, Z Li, B Kuang, PG Alexander… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, most in vitro engineered bone tissues do not contain viable blood vessel systems,
so the vascularization depends on post-implantation angiogenesis from the host, which is …

Decellularized Cortical Bone Scaffold Promotes Organized Neovascularization In Vivo

B Taylor, S Indano, Y Yankannah, P Patel… - … Engineering Part A, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Significant bone loss due to disease or traumatic injury requires surgical intervention to
modulate the natural healing process of bone. The current bone grafting options, autografts …

Three-dimensional co-culture of peripheral blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells and endothelial progenitor cells for bone regeneration

L Chen, J Wu, C Wu, F Xing, L Li, Z He… - Journal of …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Engraftment of tissue-engineered bone plays a pivotal role in the treatment of large bone
defects. However, promoting thorough vascularization in the central area of tissue …

Endothelial cells enhance the in vivo bone-forming ability of osteogenic cell sheets

RP Pirraco, T Iwata, T Yoshida, AP Marques… - Laboratory …, 2014 - nature.com
Addressing the problem of vascularization is of vital importance when engineering three-
dimensional (3D) tissues. Endothelial cells are increasingly used in tissue-engineered …

A novel strategy for prefabrication of large and axially vascularized tissue engineered bone by using an arteriovenous loop

LL Ren, DY Ma, X Feng, TQ Mao, YP Liu, Y Ding - Medical hypotheses, 2008 - Elsevier
The repair of bone defects remains a major clinical challenge because none available
reconstruction methods and biomaterials have been proved completely satisfactory. As a …

In vitro model of vascularized bone: synergizing vascular development and osteogenesis

C Correia, WL Grayson, M Park, D Hutton, B Zhou… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Tissue engineering provides unique opportunities for regenerating diseased or damaged
tissues using cells obtained from tissue biopsies. Tissue engineered grafts can also be used …