Bladder reconstruction using autologous smooth muscle cell sheets grafted on a pre-vascularized capsule

Conclusion: These results proved that the capsule may serve as an induced vascular bed for vascularized smooth muscle tissue flap prefabrication. The prefabricated functional vascularized smooth muscle tissue flap has the potential for reliable bladder reconstruction and may create new opportunities for vascularization in 3-D tissue engineering.

Source: Theranostics - October 3, 2020 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Hai-Lin Guo, Xu-Feng Peng, Xing-Qi Bao, Lin Wang, Zhi-Ming Jia, Yi-Chen Huang, Jun-Mei Zhou, Hua Xie, Fang Chen Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research