Synthetic vascular graft with spatially distinct architecture for rapid biomimetic cell organisation in a perfusion bioreactor.

Access to lab-grown fully functional blood vessels would provide an invaluable resource to vascular medicine. The complex architecture and cellular makeup of native vessels, however, makes this extremely challenging to reproduce. Bioreactor systems have helped advanced research in this area by replicating many of the physiological conditions necessary for full-scale tissue growth outside of the body.