A novel decellularized trachea preparation method for the rapid construction of a functional tissue engineered trachea to repair tracheal defects
Boyou Zhang, Fei Sun, Yi Lü, Zhihao Wang, Zhiming Shen, Lei Yuan, Qiang Wu, Cong Wu, Hongcan Shi
Abstract
Long segment trachea defects are repaired by tracheal substitution, while decellularized technology has been effectively employed to prepare tissue engineering trachea (TET).
Topics & Concepts
DecellularizationMaterials scienceBiomedical engineeringTissue engineeringMedicineTissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsTracheal and airway disorders