Tissue engineering is an emerging multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary field involving the
development of bioartificial implants and/or the fostering of tissue remodeling with the …

Various approaches to tissue engineering a small diameter blood vessel have historically
relied upon extended culturing periods and/or synthetic materials to create mechanical …

Previously we demonstrated that alginate composition has a significant effect on the growth
of encapsulated βTC3 cells and consequently on the overall metabolic and secretory …

The implantation of laboratory-grown tissue offers a valuable alternative approach to the
treatment of cartilage defects. Procuring sufficient cell numbers for such tissue-engineered …

Cryoprotectant (CPA) cytotoxicity constitutes a challenge in developing cryopreservation
protocols, specifically in vitrification where high CPA concentrations are necessary to achieve …

Although collagen-based tissue-engineered blood vessels (TEBVs) have many interesting
properties and have been utilized to study aspects of vascular biology, these constructs are …

Cell‐based implantable artificial tissues are most promising for the long‐term treatment of
endocrine diseases, such as diabetes. One type of a bioartificial pancreas device consists of …

Background Xenogeneic donors would provide an unlimited source of islets for the
treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D). The goal of this study was to assess the function of …

Stem cell‐based therapies hold great promise as a clinically viable approach for vascular
regeneration. Preclinical studies have been very encouraging and early clinical trials have …

Long-term storage of natural tissues or tissue-engineered constructs is critical to allow off-the-shelf
availability. Vitrification is a method of cryopreservation that eliminates ice formation, …