Building complex tissues requires the development of innovative interdisciplinary engineering solutions. In this Forum, the INTENS Consortium discuss experimental considerations and challenges for generating a tissue-engineered intestine for the treatment of short bowel syndrome, taking into account cell source, scaffold choice, and design strategy for achieving proper assembly and function.
Christophe Ballif, Franz-Josef Haug, Andrea Ingenito, Matthieu Despeisse, Sylvain Nicolay, Philippe Wyss, Sofia Libraro
Christophe Ballif, Quentin Thomas Jeangros, Antoine Descoeudres, Gabriel Christmann, Bertrand Yves Paul Paviet-Salomon, Matthieu Despeisse, Stefaan De Wolf, Sylvain Nicolay, Loris Barraud, Jan Haschke, Johannes Peter Seif, Andrea Tomasi