This protocol describes the generation of self-organizing blood vessels from human pluripotent and induced pluripotent stem cells. These blood vessel networks exhibit an extensive and connected endothelial network surrounded by pericytes, smooth muscle actin, and a continuous basement membrane.
Werschler, N., Penninger, J. Generation of Human Blood Vessel Organoids from Pluripotent Stem Cells. J. Vis. Exp. (191), e64715, doi:10.3791/64715 (2023).