Recent advances in 3D printing sacrificial templates for fabricating engineered vasculature

• Published in: MedComm - Biomaterials and applications Vol. 2; no. 3
• Main Authors: Li, Shuai, Li, Hangyu, Shang, Xiushuai, He, Jiayan, Hu, Yihe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.09.2023; Wiley
• Subjects: 3-D printers; 3D printing; Biological activity; Biomedical materials; Biomimetic materials; Drugs; engineered vasculature; hydrogel; Hydrogels; Light; Materials science; Methods; polymer; sacrificial template; Scaffolds; Three dimensional printing; Tissue engineering

Fabricating engineered vasculature within biological scaffolds is one of the most common strategies to maintain high cell viability before implantation. Many studies have been conducted from the aspects of the manufacturing process, materials science, and cell biology to fabricate engineered vascula...