Substrates for cardiovascular tissue engineering
CVC Bouten, PYW Dankers, A Driessen-Mol… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2011 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular tissue engineering aims to find solutions for the suboptimal regeneration of
heart valves, arteries and myocardium by creating 'living'tissue replacements outside (in …
heart valves, arteries and myocardium by creating 'living'tissue replacements outside (in …
Bioengineering heart muscle: a paradigm for regenerative medicine
G Vunjak-Novakovic, KO Lui, N Tandon… - Annual review of …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
The idea of extending the lifetime of our organs is as old as humankind, fueled by major
advances in organ transplantation, novel drugs, and medical devices. However, true …
advances in organ transplantation, novel drugs, and medical devices. However, true …
Nanowired three-dimensional cardiac patches
Engineered cardiac patches for treating damaged heart tissues after a heart attack are
normally produced by seeding heart cells within three-dimensional porous biomaterial …
normally produced by seeding heart cells within three-dimensional porous biomaterial …
Guided orientation of cardiomyocytes on electrospun aligned nanofibers for cardiac tissue engineering
Cardiac tissue engineering (TE) is one of the most promising strategies to reconstruct the
infarct myocardium and the major challenge involves producing a bioactive scaffold with …
infarct myocardium and the major challenge involves producing a bioactive scaffold with …
Nanoengineering the heart: conductive scaffolds enhance connexin 43 expression
JO You, M Rafat, GJC Ye, DT Auguste - Nano letters, 2011 - ACS Publications
Scaffolds that couple electrical and elastic properties may be valuable for cardiac cell
function. However, existing conductive materials do not mimic physiological properties. We …
function. However, existing conductive materials do not mimic physiological properties. We …
The effect of anisotropic collagen-GAG scaffolds and growth factor supplementation on tendon cell recruitment, alignment, and metabolic activity
SR Caliari, BAC Harley - Biomaterials, 2011 - Elsevier
Current surgical and tissue engineering approaches for treating tendon injuries have shown
limited success, suggesting the need for new biomaterial strategies. Here we describe the …
limited success, suggesting the need for new biomaterial strategies. Here we describe the …
Pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac tissue patch with advanced structure and function
Recent advances in pluripotent stem cell research have provided investigators with potent
sources of cardiogenic cells. However, tissue engineering methodologies to assemble …
sources of cardiogenic cells. However, tissue engineering methodologies to assemble …
Direct laser writing of 3D scaffolds for neural tissue engineering applications
This study reports on the production of high-resolution 3D structures of polylactide-based
materials via multi-photon polymerization and explores their use as neural tissue …
materials via multi-photon polymerization and explores their use as neural tissue …
Autologous extracellular matrix scaffolds for tissue engineering
Development of autologous scaffolds has been highly desired for implantation without
eliciting adverse inflammatory and immune responses. However, it has been difficult to …
eliciting adverse inflammatory and immune responses. However, it has been difficult to …
Hybrid PGS–PCL microfibrous scaffolds with improved mechanical and biological properties
Abstract Poly (glycerol sebacate)(PGS) is a biodegradable elastomer that has generated
great interest as a scaffold material due to its desirable mechanical properties. However, the …
great interest as a scaffold material due to its desirable mechanical properties. However, the …