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Current Modalities in Soft-Tissue Reconstruction and Vascularized Adipose Engineering.

Jessica C El-Mallah, Connie Wen, Olivia Waldron, Neekita R Jikaria, Mohammad Hossein Asgardoon, Kevin Schlidt, Dana Goldenberg, Summer Horchler, Mary E Landmesser, Ji Ho Park and 3 more

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Review in Biomolecules, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Jessica C El-MallahDepartment of Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Connie WenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 201 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
Olivia WaldronDepartment of Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Neekita R JikariaDepartment of Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Mohammad Hossein AsgardoonDepartment of Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2029-1816
Kevin SchlidtDepartment of Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Dana GoldenbergDepartment of Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Summer HorchlerDepartment of Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Mary E LandmesserDepartment of Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2880-0942
Ji Ho ParkDepartment of Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-5371-5071
Urara HasegawaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 201 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4189-7630
Yong WangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 201 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
Dino J RavnicDepartment of Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2261-5180

Funding

Non-covalent functionalization of collagen for growth factor delivery using bispecific aptamersR01EB035568 · NIBIB · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI Yong Wang · 2024 to 2026
$1.3M
Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences N/ANIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB035568
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Soft-tissue loss resulting from trauma or oncologic resection is a significant problem worldwide. Surgical reconstruction using adipose tissue has long been the gold-standard solution. However, these surgeries are often highly morbid, not always feasible in patients with insufficient adipose, and can have unpredictable results. Engineered soft-tissue replacements present a promising alternative. Many cell types, such as adipose-derived stem cells, have been recognized as a viable starting platform upon which new avenues in tissue engineering can be built. Additionally, efforts to develop scaffolds that can mimic the native extracellular matrix have been made with varying success. However, the suboptimal vascularization of engineered replacements is still a major limiting factor for achieving clinical translation. The current research explores the integration of all these techniques, including the use of growth factors, bioactive molecules, and advanced microsurgical techniques to enhance the vascularization process. This translational review covers the clinically standard methods of soft-tissue reconstruction and dives into emerging engineering techniques to develop vascularized adipose alternatives.

Indexed as

Adipose TissueNeovascularization, PhysiologicPlastic Surgery ProceduresTissue EngineeringAnimalsHumansTissue Scaffoldsadipose tissue engineeringbiocompatible scaffoldssoft-tissue reconstructionvascularized tissue engineering

Identifiers

PMID40563421
PMCPMC12190677

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