title: 3D-Printed Biodegradable Polymeric Vascular Grafts.
abstract: Congenital heart defect interventions may benefit from the fabrication of patient-specific vascular grafts because of the wide array of anatomies present in children with cardiovascular defects. 3D printing is used to establish a platform for the production of custom vascular grafts, which are biodegradable, mechanically compatible with vascular tissues, and support neotissue formation and growth.
authors.affiliation: Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Melchiorri
authors.affiliation: Tissue Engineering Program and Surgical Research, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205.|Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hibino
authors.affiliation: Tissue Engineering Program and Surgical Research, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Best
authors.affiliation: Tissue Engineering Program and Surgical Research, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.affiliation: Tissue Engineering Program and Surgical Research, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205.
authors.forename: Y U
authors.initials: YU
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kraynak
authors.affiliation: Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Kimerer
authors.affiliation: Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC 200010.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krieger
authors.affiliation: Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205.
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Breuer
authors.affiliation: Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D066330:Printing, Three-Dimensional; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011108:Polymers
keywords: 3D printing; biodegradable grafts; biodegradable polyesters; biomaterials; poly(propylene fumarate)