The urinary bladder is a complex organ with the primary functions of storing urine under low
and stable pressure and micturition. Many clinical conditions can cause poor bladder …

Autologous gastrointestinal tissue has remained the gold-standard reconstructive
biomaterial in urology for> 100 years. Mucus-secreting epithelium is associated with lifelong …

Construction of the urinary bladder de novo using tissue engineering technologies is the
“holy grail” of reconstructive urology. The search for the ideal biomaterial for urinary bladder …

Autologous gastrointestinal tissue is the gold standard biomaterial for urinary tract
reconstruction despite its long-term neuromechanical and metabolic complications …

Ureteral replacement by tissue engineering might become necessary following tissue loss
after excessive ureteral trauma, after retroperitoneal cancer, or even after failed …

Introduction Bladder dysfunction has been considered as one of the most critical health
conditions with no proper treatment. Current therapeutic approaches including …

Deployment of stent-grafts, derived from synthetic biomaterials, is an established minimally
invasive approach for effectively treating abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). However, a …

Regenerative medicine is a multidisciplinary field where continued progress relies on the
incorporation of a diverse set of technologies from a wide range of disciplines within …

Urothelium is a highly specialized epithelium covering the entire urinary excretory system.
Tissue engineering of this urinary tract may allow to consider its reconstruction to perform in …

Introduction: Porcine-derived small intestine submucosa has been widely used in tissue
engineering. Cell components must be removed to preclude transplant rejection in animal …