Cardiovascular diseases have become the leading cause of death worldwide. The
increasing burden of cardiovascular diseases has become a major public health problem …

Valvular heart disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Surgical valve
repair or replacement has been the standard of care for patients with valvular heart disease …

The unique properties of self-healing materials hold great potential in the field of biomedical
engineering. Although previous studies have focused on the design and synthesis of self …

Multiple biological, synthetic and hybrid polymers are used for multiple medical applications.
A wide range of different polymers is available, and they have further the advantage to be …

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a polyaromatic semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer with
mechanical properties favorable for bio-medical applications. Polyetheretherketone forms …

The fabrication of functional tissue or organs substitutes has always been the pursuit of
goals in the field of tissue engineering. But even biocompatible tissue-engineered scaffolds …

Bovine pericardium (BP) has been used as leaflets of prosthetic heart valves. The leaflets
are sutured on metallic stents and can survive 400 million flaps (~ 10-year life span) …

This review article is focused on the sterilization techniques used for polymer-based
implantable medical devices as well as the regulatory aspects governing sterile medical …

Valvular heart disease is an important source of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
Current prosthetic valve replacement options, such as bioprosthetic and mechanical heart …

Biomaterials based on electrospun nanofibers are increasingly used in biomedical
applications. Polycaprolactone (PCL) is a biocompatible, biodegradable, FDA-approved …