Bioprinting of Small-Diameter Blood Vessels

• DOI: 10.1016/j.eng.2020.03.019
• Publication Date: 2020-09-30T10:45:59Z
• Authors: Xia Cao; Sushila Maharjan; Ramla Ashfaq; Jane Shin; Yu Shrike Zhang
• Keywords: 3D bioprinting; Regenerative Medicine; Vascular network; Blood supply

There has been an increasing demand for bioengineered blood vessels utilization in both regenerative medicine and drug screening. However, the availability of a true vascular graft remains limited. Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting presents potential approach fabricating or vascularized tissue constructs various architectures sizes transplantation regeneration. In this review, we summarize basic biology different vessels, as well 3D approaches bioink designs that have applied to fabricate constructs, with focus on small-diameter vessels.