Despite their apparent diversity, tubular tissues share extensive compositional and structural features.

Here, we assess the current state of the art through a dual layer model, reducing each tissue to an inner epithelial layer and an outer muscular layer. Based on this model, we examine the current strategies developed to mimic each layer and we underline how each fabrication method stands in providing a biomimetic material for future clinical translation.

The analysis provided here, addressed to materials chemists, biomaterials engineers and clinical staff alike, sets new guidelines to foster the elaboration of new biomimetic materials for effective tubular tissue repair.