Recent advances in tissue engineering scaffolds based on polyurethane and modified polyurethane

B Naureen, A Haseeb, WJ Basirun… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Organ repair, regeneration, and transplantation are constantly in demand due to various
acute, chronic, congenital, and infectious diseases. Apart from traditional remedies, tissue …

Rational design of biodegradable thermoplastic polyurethanes for tissue repair

C Xu, Y Hong - Bioactive Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
As a type of elastomeric polymers, non-degradable polyurethanes (PUs) have a long history
of being used in clinics, whereas biodegradable PUs have been developed in recent …

Preparation and characterization of polyurethane/chitosan/CNT nanofibrous scaffold for cardiac tissue engineering

P Ahmadi, N Nazeri, MA Derakhshan… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Myocardial infarction of cardiomyocytes is a leading cause of heart failure (HF) worldwide.
Since heart has very limited regeneration capacity, cardiac tissue engineering (TE) to …

Electrically conductive carbon‐based (bio)‐nanomaterials for cardiac tissue engineering

N Jalilinejad, M Rabiee, N Baheiraei… - Bioengineering & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A proper self‐regenerating capability is lacking in human cardiac tissue which along with the
alarming rate of deaths associated with cardiovascular disorders makes tissue engineering …

Natural biomacromolecule based composite scaffolds from silk fibroin, gelatin and chitosan toward tissue engineering applications

S Asadpour, S Kargozar, L Moradi, A Ai… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Natupolymer-based scaffolds can increase cell affinity to biomaterials and improve cell
responses. Silk fibroin, chitosan and gelatin that mimic the properties of natural extra-cellular …

Biodegradable nanopolymers in cardiac tissue engineering: From concept towards nanomedicine

S Mohammadi Nasr, N Rabiee, S Hajebi… - International Journal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of heart failure and death in the world,
and the transplantation of the heart is an effective and viable choice for treatment despite …

Electrospun polyurethane/carbon nanotube composites with different amounts of carbon nanotubes and almost the same fiber diameter for biomedical applications

ZE Zadeh, A Solouk, M Shafieian… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to investigate the net effect of raw carbon nanotube (CNTs) on the
final properties of polyurethane (PU)/CNT composites considering their biomedical …

Effects of electrically conductive nano-biomaterials on regulating cardiomyocyte behavior for cardiac repair and regeneration

M Morsink, P Severino, E Luna-Ceron, MA Hussain… - Acta biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Myocardial infarction (MI) represents one of the most prevalent cardiovascular diseases,
with a highly relevant and impactful role in public health. Despite the therapeutic advances …

Nanobased platform advances in cardiovascular diseases: Early diagnosis, imaging, treatment, and tissue engineering

L Shariati, Y Esmaeili, I Rahimmanesh… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) present a significant threat to health, with traditional
pharmaceuticals for their treatment being hindered by inefficiencies due to non-targeted …

Stem cell differentiation into cardiomyocytes: current methods and emerging approaches

E Afjeh-Dana, P Naserzadeh, E Moradi… - Stem cell reviews and …, 2022 - Springer
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are globally known to be important causes of mortality and
disabilities. Common treatment strategies for CVDs, such as pharmacological therapeutics …