%0 Journal Article %T A New Vascular Engineering Strategy Using 3D Printed Ice %J - %D 2019 %R https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.01.007 %X Vascular engineering requires integrating dimensional flexibility, strength, and bioactivity to fabricate materials that enable diffusive exchange of oxygen and nutrients between cells and their environment. A recent publication ( Biomaterials 2019;192:334¨C345) has described a new method of creating freestanding, tailorable, and biocompatible vascular constructs by coating ice scaffolds with natural or synthetic polymers %U https://www.cell.com/trends/biotechnology/fulltext/S0167-7799(19)30019-8