Engineering transferrable microvascular meshes for subcutaneous islet transplantation

Mature vessel networks in engineered tissue promote graft–host anastomosis and prevent graft thrombosis

(2019) Shahar Ben-Shaul et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Design of a vascularized synthetic poly(ethylene glycol) macroencapsulation device for islet transplantation

(2018) Jessica D. Weaver et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Vascular Tissue Engineering: Progress, Challenges, and Clinical Promise

(2018) H.-H. Greco Song et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Advances in islet encapsulation technologies

(2017) Tejal Desai et al.   NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY

Bioengineering of an Intraabdominal Endocrine Pancreas

(2017) David A. Baidal et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Designing a retrievable and scalable cell encapsulation device for potential treatment of type 1 diabetes

(2017) Duo An et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Modular tissue engineering for the vascularization of subcutaneously transplanted pancreatic islets

(2017) Alexander E. Vlahos et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Modeling the two-way feedback between contractility and matrix realignment reveals a nonlinear mode of cancer cell invasion

(2017) Hossein Ahmadzadeh et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Vasculogenic hydrogel enhances islet survival, engraftment, and function in leading extrahepatic sites

(2017) Jessica D. Weaver et al.   Science Advances

Directed Assembly and Development of Material-Free Tissues with Complex Architectures

(2016) Erik Vrij et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Cell-microenvironment interactions and architectures in microvascular systems

(2016) Simone Bersini et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Bioengineering the Endocrine Pancreas: Intraomental Islet Transplantation Within a Biologic Resorbable Scaffold

(2016) Dora M. Berman et al.   DIABETES

Biodegradable scaffold with built-in vasculature for organ-on-a-chip engineering and direct surgical anastomosis

(2016) Boyang Zhang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Developing robust, hydrogel-based, nanofiber-enabled encapsulation devices (NEEDs) for cell therapies

(2015) Duo An et al.   BIOMATERIALS

A prevascularized subcutaneous device-less site for islet and cellular transplantation

(2015) Andrew R Pepper et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Size- and shape-dependent foreign body immune response to materials implanted in rodents and non-human primates

(2015) Omid Veiseh et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Patterning Vascular NetworksIn Vivofor Tissue Engineering Applications

(2015) Ritika R. Chaturvedi et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART C-METHODS

Engraftment of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived hepatocytes in immunocompetent mice via 3D co-aggregation and encapsulation

(2015) Wei Song et al.   Scientific Reports

3D Bioprinting of Vascularized, Heterogeneous Cell-Laden Tissue Constructs

(2014) David B. Kolesky et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Light-triggered in vivo activation of adhesive peptides regulates cell adhesion, inflammation and vascularization of biomaterials

(2014) Ted T. Lee et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Encapsulated islets for diabetes therapy: History, current progress, and critical issues requiring solution

(2013) David W. Scharp et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Vasculogenic bio-synthetic hydrogel for enhancement of pancreatic islet engraftment and function in type 1 diabetes

(2013) Edward A. Phelps et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Bioengineered Sites for Islet Cell Transplantation

(2013) Sophie Vériter et al.   Current Diabetes Reports

Toward Engineering a Novel Transplantation Site for Human Pancreatic Islets

(2013) A. M. Smink et al.   DIABETES

Strategy for clinical setting in intramuscular and subcutaneous islet transplantation

(2013) Naoaki Sakata et al.   DIABETES-METABOLISM RESEARCH AND REVIEWS

Necking and failure of constrained 3D microtissues induced by cellular tension

(2013) H. Wang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Geometric control of vascular networks to enhance engineered tissue integration and function

(2013) J. D. Baranski et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Proangiogenic Hydrogels Within Macroporous Scaffolds Enhance Islet Engraftment in an Extrahepatic Site

(2013) Ann-Christina Brady et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Functional Vascular Endothelium Derived from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

(2013) William J. Adams et al.   Stem Cell Reports

Rapid casting of patterned vascular networks for perfusable engineered three-dimensional tissues

(2012) Jordan S. Miller et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

In vitro microvessels for the study of angiogenesis and thrombosis

(2012) Y. Zheng et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Guided assembly of endothelial cells on hydrogel matrices patterned with microgrooves: a basic model for microvessel engineering

(2012) Li-Yang Jiang et al.   Soft Matter

Bioengineered human vascular networks transplanted into secondary mice reconnect with the host vasculature and re-establish perfusion

(2011) K.-T. Kang et al.   BLOOD

Vascularization of prevascularized and non-prevascularized fibrin-based human adipose tissue constructs after implantation in nude mice

(2011) Femke Verseijden et al.   Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Toward an In Vitro Vasculature: Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Within an Endothelial Cell-Seeded Modular Construct in a Microfluidic Flow Chamber

(2011) Omar F. Khan et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Expansion and maintenance of human embryonic stem cell–derived endothelial cells by TGFβ inhibition is Id1 dependent

(2010) Daylon James et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Geometrically Controlled Endothelial Tubulogenesis in Micropatterned Gels

(2010) Srivatsan Raghavan et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Preimplantation of an Immunoprotective Device Can Lower the Curative Dose of Islets to That of Free Islet Transplantation—Studies in a Rodent Model

(2009) Anne K. Sörenby et al.   TRANSPLANTATION

Assessing Identity, Phenotype, and Fate of Endothelial Progenitor Cells

(2008) Karen K. Hirschi et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Direct labeling and visualization of blood vessels with lipophilic carbocyanine dye DiI

(2008) Yiwen Li et al.   Nature Protocols

An Islet-Stabilizing Implant Constructed Using a Preformed Vasculature

(2008) Alton M. Hiscox et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A