A rapid vascular casting approach that uses carbohydrate glass as a sacrificial template allows tissues to be built that can be kept alive for longer in the laboratory until needed for transplantation.
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Forgacs, G. Perfusable vascular networks. Nature Mater 11, 746–747 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat3412
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