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. 2016 Sep 1;22(17-18):1086–1097. doi: 10.1089/ten.tea.2016.0132

FIG. 1.

FIG. 1.

Creation of the engineered TSBT. (A) Clinical-grade metal nitinol stent, 6 mm diameter. (B) Stent–polymer (polyglycolic acid) composite scaffold. (C) Bioreactor culture of smooth muscle cells on stent–polymer scaffold. (D) Engineered cellular tissue–stent composite at the end of 8 weeks. (E) Final product for tracheal replacement—4-mm diameter decellularized engineered TSBT. (F) Gross picture of a 16-mm diameter TSBT, of a size suitable for clinical airway repair. TSBT, tissue–stent biocomposite trachea.