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Artificial Vessels: A Strategy for Depositing Different Types of Cells in Three Dimensions to Mimic Tubular Structures in Tissues (Adv. Mater. 7/2012)
Author(s) -
Yuan Bo,
Jin Yu,
Sun Yi,
Wang Dong,
Sun Jiashu,
Wang Zhuo,
Zhang Wei,
Jiang Xingyu
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201290031
Subject(s) - materials science , membrane , nanotechnology , tissue engineering , orientation (vector space) , biophysics , biomedical engineering , geometry , engineering , genetics , biology , mathematics
W. Zhang, X. Jiang, and co‐workers present a general strategy on page 890 to fabricate tubular structures with multiple types of cells as different layers of the structure walls using a stress‐induced rolling membrane technique. Cell orientation inside the tubes can also be controlled by topographical contact guidance. These layered tubes precisely mimic the structure of blood vessels and therefore have great potential for use in tissue engineering.