[HTML][HTML] Building scaffolds for tubular tissue engineering

AJ Boys, SL Barron, D Tilev, RM Owens - Frontiers in Bioengineering …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Hollow organs and tissue systems drive various functions in the body. Many of these hollow
or tubular systems, such as vasculature, the intestines, and the trachea, are common targets …

[HTML][HTML] Current strategies for tracheal replacement: a review

G Damiano, VD Palumbo, S Fazzotta, F Curione… - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Airway cancers have been increasing in recent years. Tracheal resection is commonly
performed during surgery and is burdened from post-operative complications severely …

Replacement of rat tracheas by layered, trachea‐like, scaffold‐free structures of human cells using a bio‐3D printing system

R Machino, K Matsumoto, D Taniguchi… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Current scaffold‐based tissue engineering approaches are subject to several limitations,
such as design inflexibility, poor cytocompatibility, toxicity, and post‐transplant degradation …

Electrospun nanofibers of poly (ε-caprolactone)/depolymerized chitosan for respiratory tissue engineering applications

C Mahoney, D Conklin, J Waterman… - Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Synthetic grafts comprised of a porous scaffold in the size and shape of the natural
tracheobronchial tree, and autologous stem cells have shown promise in the ability to …

[HTML][HTML] The growing medical need for tracheal replacement: reconstructive strategies should overcome their limits

D Adamo, G Galaverni, VG Genna, F Lococo… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Breathing, being predominantly an automatic action, is often taken for granted. However,
respiratory diseases affect millions of people globally, emerging as one of the major causes …

Are synthetic scaffolds suitable for the development of clinical tissue‐engineered tubular organs?

C Del Gaudio, S Baiguera, F Ajalloueian… - … Research Part A, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Transplantation of tissues and organs is currently the only available treatment for patients
with end‐stage diseases. However, its feasibility is limited by the chronic shortage of …

The effect of mesenchymal stem cell osteoblastic differentiation on the mechanical properties of engineered bone-like tissue

H Naito, Y Dohi, WH Zimmermann, T Tojo… - … Engineering Part A, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can give rise to osteoblasts and have therefore been
suggested as a cell source for bone engineering. Here we hypothesized that MSC …

Respiratory tissue engineering: current status and opportunities for the future

C O'Leary, JL Gilbert, S O'Dea, FJ O'Brien… - … Engineering Part B …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Currently, lung disease and major airway trauma constitute a major global healthcare
burden with limited treatment options. Airway diseases such as chronic obstructive …

[HTML][HTML] Mesenchymal stem cells for retinal diseases

W Xu, GX Xu - International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Retinal diseases are featured with the common result of retinal cell apoptosis that will cause
irreversible vision loss. Various attempts have been made for the solution against cell death …

Tissue engineered scaffolds for an effective healing and regeneration: reviewing orthotopic studies

S Baiguera, L Urbani… - BioMed research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
It is commonly stated that tissue engineering is the most promising approach to treat or
replace failing tissues/organs. For this aim, a specific strategy should be planned including …