The invention relates to bioreactors having an enclosed chamber, a sheet
growth module, a rollable mandrel, and a clamp for holding the sheet to
the mandrel for rolling for the manufacture of a tissue engineered blood
vessel (TEBV). The TEBV is made from a cultured fibroblast sheet rolled
into a multilayer vessel which has sufficient burst strength to withstand
physiological blood pressure without the inclusion of smooth muscle cells
or synthetic scaffolding.