Parylene-C, which is traditionally used to coat implantable devices, has emerged as a
promising material to generate miniaturized devices due to its unique mechanical properties …

This work describes the application of advanced microfabrication technologies including
silicon micromachining and polymer replica molding towards the field of tissue engineering …

Vital organs maintain dense microvasculature to sustain the proper function of their cells. For
tissue-engineered organs to function properly, artificial capillary networks must be …

A key challenge in engineering functional tissues in vitro is the limited transport capacity of
oxygen and nutrients into the tissue. Inducing vascularization within engineered tissues is a …

This article contains the collective views expressed at the second session of the workshop"
Tissue Engineering—The Next Generation,''which was devoted to the tools of tissue …

Organ loss and failure is one of the most critical issues facing the healthcare industry in
developed nations. The shortage of available organ donors has driven the growth and …

The ability to create thick tissues is a major tissue engineering challenge, requiring the
development of a suitable vascular supply. Current trends are seeing the utilization of cells …

Recent advances in developmental biology, systems biology, and network science are
converging to poise the heretofore largely empirical field of tissue engineering on the brink …

The liver, the largest organ in the human body, is a multi-functional organ with diverse
metabolic activities that plays a critical role in maintaining the body and sustaining life …

The structural organization of natural liver is instrumental in the multifunctionality of
hepatocytes, and mimicking these specific architectures in tissue-engineered scaffold plays …