2023 article

A textile-reinforced composite vascular graft that modulates macrophage polarization and enhances endothelial cell migration, adhesion and proliferation in vitro

Zhang, F., Tao, H., Gluck, J. M., Wang, L., Daneshmand, M. A., & King, M. W. (2023, January 20). SOFT MATTER.

By: F. Zhang  n, H. Tao *, J. Gluck n , L. Wang *, M. Daneshmand * & M. King n 

MeSH headings : Endothelial Cells; Macrophage Activation; Textiles; Hydrogels; Cell Proliferation; Macrophages; Tissue Engineering
TL;DR: The textile-reinforced hydrogel shows it potential to be a promising scaffold material to fabricate a tissue engineered vascular graft and improves the survival, adhesion and proliferation of endothelial cells in vitro. (via Semantic Scholar)
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We engineered a textile-reinforced hydrogel vascular graft. The textile provides robustness while the hydrogel promotes endothelial cell attachment and growth. The composite enhanced macrophage activation, which increased endothelial cell migration.