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. 2021 Mar 23;10(3):713. doi: 10.3390/cells10030713

Table 8.

Fabrication methods of SD-TEVG.

Graft Type Material Fabrication Reference
Synthetic Dacron, ePTFE, PU, PCL, PLCL, PGA, PLA, PLLA, PLGA, PGS, PEUU Electrospinning, molding, 3D Printing, laser degradation, hydrogel [45,47,53,58,60,62,68,72,74,80,82]
Natural Collagen, elastin, fibrin, hyaluronic acid, silk fibroin, gelatin, chitosan Electrospinning, molding, rolling, 3D Printing, laser degradation, hydrogel [44,54,59]
Cell-secreted ECM Hydrogel, rolling, self-assembled cell sheets [66,79]
Native ECM Decellularization or crosslinking of native tubular organs (vessels, ureters and small intestinal submucosa) [46,49,50,55,58,61,65,67,69,70,75,76,78,81]
Hybrid Combination of above Combination of above, e.g., in-body tissue architecture (IBTA)/ in vivo tissue engineering [51,52,56,57,63,64,71,73,77,83]

Dacron: Polyethylene terephthalate (PET); ePTFE: expanded polytetrafluoroethylene; PU: Polyurethane; PCL: polycaprolactone; PLCL: poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone); PGA: polyglycolic acid; PLA: poly-lactic acid; PLLA: poly-l-lactic acid; PLGA: poly (lactide-co-glycolide); PGS: Poly(glycerol-sebacate); PEUU: poly(ether urethane urea); and ECM: extracellular cellular matrix.