Tissue-engineering technologies have progressed rapidly through last decades resulting in the manufacture of quite complex bioartificial tissues with potential use for human organ and tissue regeneration. The manufacture of avascular monolayered tissues such as simple squamous epithelia was initiated a few decades ago and is attracting increasing interest. Their relative morphostructural simpli...

The development of new materials has always been strictly related to the rise technologies and progressively efficient systems. However, cutting-edge might not be enough ensure effectiveness a given product if design guidelines used do favor specific advantages this material. Polymeric composites are known for their excellent mechanical properties, but current manufacturing techniques relativel...