Sterilization is the process of killing all microorganisms, while disinfection is the process of
killing or removing all kinds of pathogenic microorganisms except bacterial spores …

Biomaterials based on seeding of cells on decellularized scaffolds have gained increasing
interest in the last few years and suggested to serve as an alternative approach to …

Seriously compromised function of some organs can only be restored by transplantation.
Due to the shortage of human donors, the need to find another source of organs is of primary …

The complexity and rapid clearance mechanisms of lung tissue make it difficult to develop
effective treatments for many chronic pathologies. We are investigating lung derived …

A promising paradigm to regenerative medicine involves the application of biomaterials,
which makes a spurt of progress in the past 20 years. Of various biomaterials, decellularized …

Biomaterials for regeneration of the intervertebral disc must meet complex requirements
conforming to biological, mechanical and clinical demands. Currently no consensus on their …

Background Glutaraldehyde fixation does not guarantee complete tissue biocompatibility in
current clinical bioprosthetic heart valves (BHV s). Particularly, circulating anti‐α G al human …

Decellularized porcine aortas are proposed as scaffolds for revolutionary active aortic grafts.
A change in the static and dynamic mechanical properties, associated with the …

Xenogeneic decellularized heart valve scaffolds have the potential to overcome the
limitations of existing bioprosthetic heart valves that have limited duration due to calcification …

Heart valve replacement is often the only solution for patients suffering from valvular heart
disease. However, currently available valve replacements require either life‐long …