Article ; Online: Stacking thick perfusable human microvascular grafts enables dense vascularity and rapid integration into infarcted rat hearts
Biomaterials. 2023 July 18, p.122250-
2023 , Page(s) 122250–
Abstract: Fabrication of large-scale engineered tissues requires extensive vascularization to support tissue survival and function. Here, we report a modular fabrication approach, by stacking of patterned collagen membranes, to generate thick (2 mm and beyond), ... ...
| Abstract | Fabrication of large-scale engineered tissues requires extensive vascularization to support tissue survival and function. Here, we report a modular fabrication approach, by stacking of patterned collagen membranes, to generate thick (2 mm and beyond), large, three-dimensional, perfusable networks of endothelialized vasculature. In vitro, these perfusable vascular networks exhibit remodeling and evenly distributed perfusion among layers, while maintaining their patterned, open-lumen architecture. Compared to non-perfusable, self-assembled vasculature, constructs with perfusable vasculature demonstrated increased gene expression indicative of vascular development and angiogenesis. Upon implantation onto infarcted rat hearts, perfusable vascular networks attain greater host vascular integration than self-assembled controls, indicated by 2.5-fold greater perfused vascular density measured by histological analysis and 5-fold greater perfusion rate measured by optical microangiography. Together, the success of fabricating thick, perfusable tissues with dense vascularity and rapid anastomoses represents an important step forward for vascular bioengineering, and paves the way towards more complex, large scale, highly metabolic engineered tissues. |
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| Keywords | angiogenesis ; biocompatible materials ; collagen ; gene expression ; histology ; humans ; rats ; Cardiac tissue engineering ; Microvasculature ; Perfusable ; Modular fabrication ; Host integration |
| Language | English |
| Dates of publication | 2023-0718 |
| Publishing place | Elsevier Ltd |
| Document type | Article ; Online |
| Note | Pre-press version |
| ZDB-ID | 603079-8 |
| ISSN | 0142-9612 |
| ISSN | 0142-9612 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2023.122250 |
| Database | NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA) |
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