Advances in vascular tissue engineering
10.3871/j.1004-7220.2016.04.333
- VernacularTitle:血管组织工程的发展现状和趋势
- Author:
Jun FANG
1
;
Song LI
1
Author Information
1. Department of Bioengineering, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90096, USA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Vascular tissue engineering;
Tissue engineering;
In situ regeneration
- From:
Journal of Medical Biomechanics
2016;31(4):E333-E339
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis remain the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the world. The replacement of large diameter vessels (≥6 mm), such as the aorta, has been performed successfully with synthetic non-degradable vascular grafts, while it is still a challenge to engineer small diameter vessels with long-term patency. Over the past three decades, the rapid progress in the field of vascular tissue engineering has provided some promising approaches, including in vitro, in vivo, and in situ tissue engineering of vascular grafts. This review is focused on the most recent progress and trends in vascular tissue engineering.
