The functional cells can be encapsulated inside the material, and channels running through the gel can be lined with endothelial cells to engineer tissuelike structures with a protovasculature.

• 将有功能的细胞封装在水凝胶材料中，然后在贯穿凝胶的管束内铺排内皮细胞，便能够制造出具有血管原型的类组织结构。