Microvascular Tissue Engineering—A Review

Jernej Vajda, Marko Milojević, Uroš Maver, Boštjan Vihar
2021 Biomedicines  
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine have come a long way in recent decades, but the lack of functioning vasculature is still a major obstacle preventing the development of thicker, physiologically relevant tissue constructs. A large part of this obstacle lies in the development of the vessels on a microscale—the microvasculature—that are crucial for oxygen and nutrient delivery. In this review, we present the state of the art in the field of microvascular tissue engineering and
more » ... ate the challenges for future research in various sections of the field. Finally, we illustrate the potential strategies for addressing some of those challenges.
doi:10.3390/biomedicines9060589 pmid:34064101 fatcat:22sas5jnyfd23oe5uqjzyjlqny