Nature Communications (Jul 2019)

Rapid fabrication of reinforced and cell-laden vascular grafts structurally inspired by human coronary arteries

  • Tamara L. Akentjew,
  • Claudia Terraza,
  • Cristian Suazo,
  • Jekaterina Maksimcuka,
  • Camila A. Wilkens,
  • Francisco Vargas,
  • Gabriela Zavala,
  • Macarena Ocaña,
  • Javier Enrione,
  • Claudio M. García-Herrera,
  • Loreto M. Valenzuela,
  • Jonny J. Blaker,
  • Maroun Khoury,
  • Juan Pablo Acevedo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11090-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Bioengineering of small diameter vascular grafts that recapitulate the features of native vessels is extremely challenging. Here the authors present a combined dip-spinning and blow-spinning technology to fabricate multi-layered cell-embedded grafts with native mechanical properties.