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Reviewnpj biomedical innovations2026

Challenges and opportunities in generating microvasculature using bioprinting techniques.

Junjie Yu, Daiki Murata, Manabu Itoh, Koichi Nakayama

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Review in npj biomedical innovations, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Junjie YuCenter for Regenerative Medicine Research, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan.
Daiki MurataCenter for Regenerative Medicine Research, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan.
Manabu ItohDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan.
Koichi NakayamaCenter for Regenerative Medicine Research, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan. nakayama@nakayama-labs.com.

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP25K22646
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Successful tissue transplantation requires the formation of microvasculature within engineered tissues. However, the formation of perfusable microvascular networks and their integration with host tissues after transplantation remain major challenges. We overview current bioprinting approaches for engineering microvascular structures and discuss their advantages and limitations. We further highlight applications of the Kenzan method developed in our laboratory for scaffold-free microvascular tissue fabrication and discuss future perspectives for vascularized tissue engineering.

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