Korean Journal of Urological Oncology  2017;15(2):51-58

doi:10.22465/kjuo.2017.15.2.51

Vascularization Methods for Tissue Engineers.

Myeong Joo KIM 1 ; Byung Hoon CHI ; Min Ji CHO ; Young Mi WHANG ; In Ho CHANG

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Keywords

Tissue; Engineering; Vascularization

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Tissue engineering is limited by our inability to adequately vascularize tissues post implantation because all tissue-engineered substitutes (with the exception of cornea and cartilage) require a vascular network to provide the nutrient and oxygen supply needed for their survival. This review gives a brief overview of the processes and factors involved in the vascularization and angiogenesis and summarizes the different strategies to overcome the issue of slow vascularization and angiogenesis in a range of tissue-engineered substitutes. Moreover, we will announce some potential future plans.