title: The application of cell sheet engineering in the vascularization of tissue regeneration.
abstract: Scaffold-free cell sheet engineering (CSE) is a new technology to regenerate injured or damaged tissues, which has shown promising potential in tissue regeneration. CSE uses a thermosensitive surface to form a dense cell sheet that can be detached when temperature decreases. The detached cell sheet can be stacked on top of one another according to the thickness of cell sheet for the specific tissue regeneration application. One of the key challenges of tissue engineering is vascularization. CSE technique provides excellent microenvironment for vascularization since the technique can maintain the intact cell matrix that is crucial for angiogenesis. In this review paper, we will highlight the principle technique of CSE and its application in tissue regeneration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moschouris
authors.affiliation: Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA.
authors.forename: Negar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Firoozi
authors.affiliation: Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA.|Department of Biomedical Science, College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA.
authors.forename: Yunqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic; D012038:Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds
keywords: bone tissue engineering; cell sheet engineering; vascularization