Tissue engineering for Tracheal replacement: strategies and challenges

• Main Authors: Abdul Samat, Asmak, Yahaya, Badrul Hisham, Abdul Hamid, Zuratul Ain, Jaafar, Mariatti
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
• Subjects: QP Physiology; R Medicine (General); T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/98856/1/Tissue%20engineering%20for%20Tracheal.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/98856/; https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/5584_2022_707; https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2022_707

The critical feature in trachea replacement is to provide a hollow cylindrical framework that is laterally stable and longitudinally flexible, facilitating cartilage and epithelial tissue formation. Despite advanced techniques and sources of materials used, most inherent challenges are related to th...