Towards a bioengineered airway: advances in tracheal tissue engineering and biofabrication (opens in new tab)

Tracheal damage arising from inflammation, trauma, congenital anomalies, or tumors can lead to life-threatening complications, yet current treatments, including surgical reconstruction, stenting, laser therapies, autografts, and allografts, remain inadequate, especially for long-segment defects. As a result, tracheal tissue engineering has emerged as a promising alternative, aiming to create functional biomimetic constructs that reduce dependence on complex surgeries, long-term stenting, and ...