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Anwarul Hasan1, Arghya Paul2, Nihal E Vrana3

  • 1Biomedical Engineering, and Department of Mechanical Engineering, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon; Biomaterials Innovation Research Center, Division of Biomedical Engineering, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 65 Landsdowne Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

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Developing vascularized tissue constructs for clinical use remains challenging. Microfluidic platforms offer promising advancements in creating 3D vascularized tissues using prevascularization and vasculogenesis/angiogenesis techniques.

Keywords:
AngiogenesisMicrofluidicsMicromoldingTissue engineeringVascularizationVasculogenesis

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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Tissue Engineering
  • Microfluidics

Background:

  • Clinical application of engineered tissues is hindered by the lack of vascularization.
  • Developing standardized methods for creating 3D vascularized tissues remains a significant challenge.
  • Microfluidic platforms have emerged as a key technology to advance tissue engineering.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advancements in vascularization techniques for 3D tissue constructs.
  • To explore the application of microfluidic platforms in tissue vascularization.
  • To categorize and discuss current vascularization strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Review of literature on microfluidic platforms and tissue vascularization techniques.
  • Classification of vascularization methods into prevascularization and vasculogenesis/angiogenesis approaches.
  • Analysis of techniques for generating 3D vascular structures on microfluidic devices.

Main Results:

  • Microfluidics significantly accelerates progress in developing viable vascularized tissue constructs.
  • Vascularization techniques are broadly categorized into prevascularization and vasculogenesis/angiogenesis.
  • Both approaches are being utilized on microfluidic platforms for 3D vascular structure generation.

Conclusions:

  • Microfluidic platforms are crucial for overcoming challenges in tissue engineering vascularization.
  • Continued research into prevascularization and vasculogenesis/angiogenesis techniques is vital.
  • Advancements in microfluidic-based vascularization pave the way for clinical applications of engineered tissues.