Tannic Acid (TA) is a naturally occurring antioxidant polyphenol that has gained popularity
over the past decade in the field of biomedical research for its unique biochemical …

Decellularized matrix (dECM) is isolated extracellular matrix of tissues from its original
inhabiting cells, which has emerged as a promising natural biomaterial for tissue …

Systemic injection into blood vessels is the most common method of drug administration.
However, targeting drugs to the heart is challenging, owing to its dynamic mechanical …

Heart valve and blood vessel replacement using artificial prostheses is an effective strategy
for the treatment of cardiovascular disease at terminal stage. Natural extracellular matrix …

Written by more than 400 subject experts representing diverse academic and applied
domains, this multidisciplinary resource surveys the vanguard of biomaterials and …

Tannins are considered as valuable plant secondary metabolites providing many benefits
for human health. In this review information was gathered about bioactivity in vitro and in …

Prosthetic heart valves epitomize both the triumphant advance of cardiac surgery in its early
days and its stagnation into a retrospective, exclusive first world discipline of late. Fifty-two …

Collagen, a unique connective tissue protein finds extensive application as biocompatible
biomaterial in wound healing, as drug carriers, cosmetics, etc. A work has been undertaken …

Scaffolds for heart valve tissue engineering must function immediately after implantation but
also need to tolerate cell infiltration and gradual remodeling. We hypothesized that …

Currently commercial glutaraldehyde (GA)-crosslinked bioprosthetic valve leaflets (BVLs)
suffer from thromboembolic complications, calcification, and limited durability, which are the …