Organ printing: tissue spheroids as building blocks

V Mironov, RP Visconti, V Kasyanov, G Forgacs… - Biomaterials, 2009 - Elsevier
Organ printing can be defined as layer-by-layer additive robotic biofabrication of three-
dimensional functional living macrotissues and organ constructs using tissue spheroids as …

Prevascularization in tissue engineering: current concepts and future directions

MW Laschke, MD Menger - Biotechnology advances, 2016 - Elsevier
The survival of engineered tissue constructs during the initial phase after their implantation
depends on the rapid development of an adequate vascularization. This, in turn, is a major …

[HTML][HTML] Microvessels support engraftment and functionality of human islets and hESC-derived pancreatic progenitors in diabetes models

Y Aghazadeh, F Poon, F Sarangi, FTM Wong, ST Khan… - Cell Stem Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Islet transplantation is a promising treatment for type 1 diabetes (T1D), yet the low donor
pool, poor islet engraftment, and life-long immunosuppression prevent it from becoming the …

Direct‐write bioprinting three‐dimensional biohybrid systems for future regenerative therapies

CC Chang, ED Boland, SK Williams… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Regenerative medicine seeks to repair or replace dysfunctional tissues with engineered
biological or biohybrid systems. Current clinical regenerative models utilize simple uniform …

In vitro models of vasculogenesis and angiogenesis

B Vailhé, D Vittet, JJ Feige - Laboratory investigation, 2001 - nature.com
V asculogenesis and angiogenesis are the funda-mental processes by which new blood
vessels are formed (Carmeliet, 2000; Risau, 1997; Risau and Flamme, 1995) …

In vitro reconstruction of a human capillary‐like network in a tissue‐engineered skin equivalent

AF Black, F Berthod, N L'Heureux, L Germain… - The FASEB …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
For patients with extensive burns, wound coverage with an autologous in vitro reconstructed
skin made of both dermis and epidermis should be the best alternative to split‐thickness …

Tensional forces in fibrillar extracellular matrices control directional capillary sprouting

T Korff, HG Augustin - Journal of cell science, 1999 - journals.biologists.com
During angiogenesis, anastomosing capillary sprouts align to form complex three-
dimensional networks of new blood vessels. Using an endothelial cell spheroid model that …

Robust functional vascular network formation in vivo by cooperation of adipose progenitor and endothelial cells

DO Traktuev, DN Prater, S Merfeld-Clauss… - Circulation …, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
Rapid induction and maintenance of blood flow through new vascular networks is essential
for successfully treating ischemic tissues and maintaining function of engineered neo …

The roles of tissue engineering and vascularisation in the development of micro-vascular networks: a review

RY Kannan, HJ Salacinski, K Sales, P Butler… - Biomaterials, 2005 - Elsevier
The construction of tissue-engineered devices for medical applications is now possible in
vitro using cell culture and bioreactors. Although methods of incorporating them back into …

Bone tissue regeneration in the oral and maxillofacial region: a review on the application of stem cells and new strategies to improve vascularization

V Wu, MN Helder, N Bravenboer… - Stem cells …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Bone tissue engineering techniques are a promising alternative for the use of autologous
bone grafts to reconstruct bone defects in the oral and maxillofacial region. However, for …