Bioreactor

Background: Vascular grafts are mainly composed of synthetic materials, but are prone to thrombosis and intimal hyperplasia at small diameters. Decellularized plant scaffolds have emerged that provide promising alternatives for tissue engineering. We previously developed robust, endothelialized small-diameter vessels from decellularized leatherleaf viburnum. This is the first study to precondition and analyze plant-based vessels under physiological fluid flow and pressure waveforms.