Perfusion decellularization and characterization of esophagus with preserved folded mucosa for clinical reconstruction

• Main Author: Sitthisang, Sonthikan
• Other Authors: Chian Kerm Sin
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Bioengineering; Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/154380
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Esophageal diseases necessitate the use of replacements or scaffolds to repair the esophagus. As porcine esophagus is structurally and biochemically similar to that of human’s, decellularized porcine scaffold provides the potential for esophageal regeneration. This thesis focuses on the development...