The engineering of 3-dimensional (3D) heart muscles has undergone exciting progress for
the past decade. Profound advances in human stem cell biology and technology, tissue …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the developed world, and as such
there is a pressing need for treatment options. Cardiac tissue engineering emerged from the …

In the past few years, microfluidic-based technology has developed microscale models
recapitulating key physical and biological cues typical of the native myocardium. However …

Rationale: More than 25 million individuals have heart failure worldwide, with≈ 4000
patients currently awaiting heart transplantation in the United States. Donor organ shortage …

Injectable hydrogels that resemble electromechanical properties of the myocardium are
crucial for cardiac tissue engineering prospects. We have developed a facile approach that …

A significant challenge in cardiac tissue engineering is the development of biomimetic grafts
that can potentially promote myocardial repair and regeneration. A number of approaches …

Entubulating devices to repair peripheral nerve injuries are limited in their effectiveness
particularly for critical gap injuries. Current clinically used nerve guidance conduits are often …

Abstract Poly (glycerol sebacate)(PGS) is a thermally-crosslinked elastomer suitable for
tissue regeneration due to its elasticity, degradability, and pro-regenerative inflammatory …

Modeling integrated human physiology in vitro is a formidable task not yet achieved with any
of the existing cell/tissue systems. However, tissue engineering is becoming increasingly …

In the present investigation, an attempt was made to find an alternative to mammalian
collagen with better osteogenesis ability. Three types of collagen scaffolds–collagen …