Strategies for Regenerative Vascular Tissue Engineering
Yao Wang, Mozhgan Keshavarz, Patrick Barhouse, Quinton Smith
Abstract
Vascularization remains one of the key challenges in creating functional tissue-engineered constructs for therapeutic applications. This review aims to provide a developmental lens on the necessity of blood vessels in defining tissue function while exploring stem cells as a suitable source for vascular tissue engineering applications. The intersections of stem cell biology, material science, and engineering are explored as potential solutions for directing vascular assembly.
Topics & Concepts
Tissue engineeringRegenerative medicineComputer scienceEngineeringBiologyBiomedical engineeringCell biologyStem cellElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine3D Printing in Biomedical Research