Current clinical treatment strategies for the bypassing of small diameter (< 6 mm) blood
vessels in the management of cardiovascular disease frequently fail due to a lack of suitable …

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

Vascular tissue engineering has made prodigious progress in recent years by converging
multidisciplinary approaches. Latest technological advancements foster the development of …

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains the most common procedure used in
cardiovascular surgery for the treatment of severe coronary atherosclerotic heart disease. In …

Hydrogels derived from decellularized tissue (DT) have demonstrated huge potential in
regenerative medicine. However, the hydrogel resulting from a thermally-induced …

Surgically bypassing or replacing a severely damaged artery using a biodegradable
synthetic vascular graft is a promising treatment that allows for the remodeling and …

Meniscus is a fibrocartilage composite tissue with three different microstructual zones, inner
fibrocartilage, middle transitional, and outer fibrous zone. We hypothesized that …

Due to the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in the United States, small-caliber vascular
grafts for coronary bypass surgery continue to be in high demand. Human umbilical arteries …

Background: The decellularized scaffold is a promising material for producing tissue-
engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) because of its complex, native-like three-dimensional …

To treat coronary heart disease, coronary artery bypass grafts are used to divert blood flow
around blockages in the coronary arteries. Autologous grafts are the gold standard of care …