There is a growing demand for off-the-shelf tissue engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) for
the replacement or bypass of damaged arteries in various cardiovascular diseases …

Biomaterials play a critical role in engineering of tissue constructs, working as an artificial
extracellular matrix to support regeneration. Because the elastic stretchability is a major …

As a type of elastomeric polymers, non-degradable polyurethanes (PUs) have a long history
of being used in clinics, whereas biodegradable PUs have been developed in recent …

Host remodeling is important for the success of medical implants, including vascular
substitutes. Synthetic and tissue-engineered grafts have yet to show clinical effectiveness in …

Device-associated clot formation and poor tissue integration are ongoing problems with
permanent and temporary implantable medical devices. These complications lead to …

The increased demands of small-diameter vascular grafts (SDVGs) globally has forced the
scientific society to explore alternative strategies utilizing the tissue engineering …

Electrospinning, a technique well known for fabricating nanoscale fibers, has recently been
studied extensively due to its various advantages such as high surface-to-volume ratio …

For the acquisition of blood-compatible materials, various hydrophilic polymers for surface
modification have been examined. Among them, polymers with a representative …

This review article describes fundamental aspects of cell membrane-inspired phospholipid
polymers and their usefulness in the development of medical devices. Since the early …

Electrospinning is a unique technique, which provides forming of polymeric scaffolds for soft
tissue engineering, which include tissue scaffolds for soft tissues of the cardiovascular …