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

Designing of biologically active scaffolds with optimal characteristics is one of the key factors
for successful tissue engineering. Recently, hydrogels have received a considerable interest …

There is a growing demand for off-the-shelf tissue engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) for
the replacement or bypass of damaged arteries in various cardiovascular diseases …

Utilization of polymers as biomaterials has greatly impacted the advancement of modern
medicine. Specifically, polymeric biomaterials that are biodegradable provide the significant …

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 …

Abstract Vat Photopolymerization (stereolithography, SLA), an Additive Manufacturing (AM)
or 3D printing technology, holds particular promise for the fabrication of tissue scaffolds for …

The development of biomaterials for cardiac tissue engineering (CTE) is challenging,
primarily owing to the requirement of achieving a surface with favourable characteristics that …

Cardiac cell therapy holds a real promise for improving heart function and especially of the
chronically failing myocardium. Embedding cells into 3D biodegradable scaffolds may better …

In tissue engineering, bioactive materials play an important role, providing structural support,
cell regulation and establishing a suitable microenvironment to promote tissue regeneration …

Tissue engineering holds great promise for regeneration and repair of diseased tissues,
making the development of tissue engineering scaffolds a topic of great interest in …