Vascular tissue engineering: Polymers and methodologies for small caliber vascular grafts

BBJ Leal, N Wakabayashi, K Oyama… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in the world. In severe cases,
replacement or revascularization using vascular grafts are the treatment options. While …

Evolution of drug-eluting biomedical implants for sustained drug delivery

JC Quarterman, SM Geary, AK Salem - European Journal of Pharmaceutics …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the field of drug delivery, the most commonly used treatments have traditionally been
systemically delivered using oral or intravenous administration. The problems associated …

“Smart” Stimuli‐responsive Injectable Gels for Bone Tissue Engineering Application

H Li, Z Hao, S Zhang, B Li, Y Wang… - Macromolecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bone grafting, as the current gold‐standard for large scaled bone damage of various
causes, has faced challenges from both the source and appliance. Emerging new tissue …

Introduction of enzyme-responsivity in biomaterials to achieve dynamic reciprocity in cell–material interactions

JEP Brouns, PYW Dankers - Biomacromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
Much effort has been made in the development of biomaterials that synthetically mimic the
dynamics of the natural extracellular matrix in tissues. Most of these biomaterials specifically …

Accelerated and improved vascular maturity after transplantation of testicular tissue in hydrogels supplemented with VEGF-and PDGF-loaded nanoparticles

F Del Vento, J Poels, M Vermeulen, B Ucakar… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Avascular transplantation of frozen–thawed testicular tissue fragments represents a potential
future technique for fertility restoration in boys with cancer. A significant loss of …

Angioneurins–Key regulators of blood–brain barrier integrity during hypoxic and ischemic brain injury

R Kunze, HH Marti - Progress in neurobiology, 2019 - Elsevier
The loss of blood–brain barrier (BBB) integrity leading to vasogenic edema and brain
swelling is a common feature of hypoxic/ischemic brain diseases such as stroke, but is also …

Fabrication of small-diameter in situ tissue engineered vascular grafts with core/shell fibrous structure and a one-year evaluation via rat abdominal vessel replacement …

Y Xiao, Z Cai, Y Xing, Z Fang, L Ye, X Geng… - Biomaterials …, 2024 - Elsevier
A high vascular patency was realized in the bulk or surface heparinized small-diameter in
situ tissue-engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) via a rabbit carotid artery replacement model …

[HTML][HTML] Advancements in textile techniques for cardiovascular tissue replacement and repair

A Bakare, HP Mohanadas, N Tucker, W Ahmed… - APL …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
In cardiovascular therapeutics, procedures such as heart transplants and coronary artery
bypass graft are pivotal. However, an acute shortage of organ donors increases waiting …

A comparative study of an anti-thrombotic small-diameter vascular graft with commercially available e-ptfe graft in a porcine carotid model

KS Lee, M Kayumov, GA Emechebe, DW Kim… - Tissue Engineering and …, 2022 - Springer
Background: We have designed a reinforced drug-loaded vascular graft composed of
polycaprolactone (PCL) and polydioxanone (PDO) via a combination of electrospinning/3D …

New forms of electrospun nanofibers applied in cardiovascular field

W Huang, M Huo, N Cheng, R Wang - Frontiers in Cardiovascular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. In recent
years, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering and the development of new materials …