Engineering Three-Dimensional Vascularized Cardiac Tissues.
Engineering Three-Dimensional Vascularized Cardiac Tissues.
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10.1089/ten.teb.2020.0343
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2021-02
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M. A. C. Williams;Devin B. Mair;Wonjae Lee;Esak Lee;Deok‐Ho Kim
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M. A. C. Williams;Devin B. Mair;Wonjae Lee;Esak Lee;Deok‐Ho Kim
Heart disease is one of the largest burdens to human health worldwide and has very limited therapeutic options. Engineered three-dimensional (3D) vascularized cardiac tissues have shown promise in rescuing cardiac function in diseased hearts and may serve as a whole organ replacement in the future. One of the major obstacles in reconstructing these thick myocardial tissues to a clinically applicable scale is the integration of functional vascular networks capable of providing oxygen and nutrients throughout whole engineered constructs. Without perfusion of oxygen and nutrient flow throughout the entire engineered tissue, not only is tissue viability compromised, but overall tissue functionality is lost. There are many supporting technologies and approaches that have been developed to create vascular networks such as 3D bioprinting, co-culturing hydrogels, and incorporation of soluble angiogenic factors. In this state-of-the-art review we discuss some of the most current engineered vascular cardiac tissues reported in the literature and future directions in the field.