Current challenges in three-dimensional bioprinting heart tissues for cardiac surgery
Christopher David Roche, R. John L. Brereton, Anthony W. Ashton, Christopher Jackson, Carmine Gentile
Abstract
SUMMARY: Previous attempts in cardiac bioengineering have failed to provide tissues for cardiac regeneration. Recent advances in 3-dimensional bioprinting technology using prevascularized myocardial microtissues as 'bioink' have provided a promising way forward. This review guides the reader to understand why myocardial tissue engineering is difficult to achieve and how revascularization and contractile function could be restored in 3-dimensional bioprinted heart tissue using patient-derived stem cells.
Topics & Concepts
Myocardial revascularization3D bioprintingTissue engineeringRegeneration (biology)Biomedical engineeringCardiac function curveRevascularizationMedicineCardiologyHeart failureBiologyCell biologyMyocardial infarctionTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications