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. 2024 Jun 18;4(4):354–384. doi: 10.1021/acsmaterialsau.3c00038

Table 2. Examples of Tissue Engineered Products in the Market or Clinical Trial.

  Product Tissue Type Composition Indication Approval Status Suggested Viscoelasticity Measurement Techniques
Approved products Apligraf Skin Allogeneic fibroblasts in collagen matrix + allogeneic keratinocytes [viable] Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), venous leg ulcers (VLU) FDA approval AFM, Nanoindentation, OCE, Brillouin, Ultrasound Elastography, Passive Microrheology
Dermagraft Skin Allogenic fibroblasts seeded on polyglactin mesh scaffold [cryopreserved] Diabetic foot ulcers FDA approval AFM, Nanoindentation, OCE, Brillouin, Ultrasound Elastography, Passive Microrheology
Epicel Skin Autologous keratinocytes and murine cells (no material) [viable] Large burns in adults and children FDA approval 2016 AFM, Nanoindentation, OCE, Brillouin, Ultrasound Elastography, Passive Microrheology
Gintuit Skin Allogeneic cultured keratinocytes and fibroblasts in bovine collagen Dental applications FDA approval AFM, Nanoindentation, OCE, Brillouin, Ultrasound Elastography, Passive Microrheology
Heart Sheet (Terumo) Cardiac Tissue Autologous skeletal myoblast cell sheet Heart Failure No US approval (sold in Japan) AFM, Nanoindentation, OCE, Brillouin, Ultrasound Elastography, Passive Microrheology
MACI Cartilage Autologous chondrocytes on collagen I/III membrane Cartilage Repair FDA approval AFM, Nanoindentation, OCE, Brillouin, Ultrasound Elastography, Passive Microrheology
Holocar [Europe] Eyes Autologous eye cells taken from patient biopsy cultured on fibrin matrix Corneal Repair EU approval AFM, Nanoindentation, OCE, Brillouin, Ultrasound Elastography, Passive Microrheology
Commercial-backed Clinical Stage Humacyte Blood Vessel Allogeneic aorta cells seeded on PGA mesh cultured under cyclic strain then decellularized Vascular access/vascular grafts   AFM, Nanoindentation, OCE, Brillouin, Ultrasound Elastography, Passive Microrheology
RVT-802 Lymph Nodes Allogeneic decellularized thymus tissue (taken from other infants undergoing heart surgery) Pediatric immunodeficiency   AFM, Nanoindentation, OCE, Brillouin, Ultrasound Elastography, Passive Microrheology
Miromatrix Liver, Kidney Heavily involved in decellularization/recellularization protocols for liver, kidney tissues Organ transplant AFM, Nanoindentation, OCE, Brillouin, Ultrasound Elastography, Passive Microrheology
Videregen Lung decellularization/recellularization processes for lung Lung fistula AFM, Nanoindentation, OCE,
DeNovo Nt Cartilage Culture tissues for cartilage repair Cartilage Repair   AFM, Nanoindentation, OCE, Brillouin, Ultrasound Elastography, Passive Microrheology
Bioseed C Cartilage fibrin matrix seeded with chondrocytes (similar to MACI) Cartilage Repair   AFM, Nanoindentation, OCE, Brillouin, Ultrasound Elastography, Passive Microrheology
CaReS (Arthro-kinetics) Cartilage Chondrocytes cultured in collagen gel (34 mm diameter, 6–8 mm thick) and cultured for 12 days Cartilage Repair   AFM, Nanoindentation, OCE, Ultrasound Elastography,
Novocart 3D Cartilage Biphasic chondroitin sulfate-collagen scaffold seeded in vitro Cartilage Repair Phase 3 clinical trial in the US AFM, Nanoindentation, OCE, Ultrasound Elastography,