▪ Abstract The development of a tissue-engineered blood vessel substitute has motivated
much of the research in the area of cardiovascular tissue engineering over the past 20 years. …

… We also highlight progress in integrating engineered vascular tissues with the host after
implantation as well as the exciting pre-clinical and clinical applications of this technology. …

… “Tissue-engineered blood vessels” may also be formed from layers of human vascular
cells grown in culture. These engineered vessels have many of the characteristics of arteries …

… of these approaches has produced ideal small-diameter vascular grafts for reconstructive
surgery, but they have greatly advanced our understanding of vascular tissue engineering …

… extensively studied as substitutes in vascular engineering, they fall short … tissue engineering
strategies have emerged to address these flaws and increase long-term patency of vascular …

… It is the ultimate goal of tissue engineering: an autologous tissue engineered vascular graft
(… Currently, native vessels are the preferred vascular conduit for procedures such as coronary …

… in tissue regeneration, vascular tissue engineering has emerged as an important field in
tissue engineering … Here we will review in vitro, in vivo, and in situ vascular tissue engineering …

… tissue engineered blood vessel … tissue engineering by self-assembly Cytograft Tissue
Engineering sponsored clinical trials discussed in this review. Marissa Peck, David Gebhart, …

… Currently used synthetic vascular grafts have several … the feasibility of using tissue engineered
vascular grafts (TEVG) … molecular mechanisms underlying vascular neotissue formation …

… This layered vascular construct was implanted in dogs, … vascular SMC and EC cells from
autologous vascular tissue … can lead to improved engineered vascular prostheses. In the …