Strategies for development of synthetic heart valve tissue engineering scaffolds

Y Snyder, S Jana - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The current clinical solutions, including mechanical and bioprosthetic valves for valvular
heart diseases, are plagued by coagulation, calcification, nondurability, and the inability to …

Aortic valve disease and treatment: the need for naturally engineered solutions

JT Butcher, GJ Mahler, LA Hockaday - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
The aortic valve regulates unidirectional flow of oxygenated blood to the myocardium and
arterial system. The natural anatomical geometry and microstructural complexity ensures …

Rapid 3D printing of anatomically accurate and mechanically heterogeneous aortic valve hydrogel scaffolds

LA Hockaday, KH Kang, NW Colangelo… - …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
The aortic valve exhibits complex three-dimensional (3D) anatomy and heterogeneity
essential for the long-term efficient biomechanical function. These are, however, challenging …

A three-dimensional co-culture model of the aortic valve using magnetic levitation

H Tseng, LR Balaoing, B Grigoryan, RM Raphael… - Acta biomaterialia, 2014 - Elsevier
The aortic valve consists of valvular interstitial cells (VICs) and endothelial cells (VECs).
While these cells are understood to work synergistically to maintain leaflet structure and …

Heart valve development, maintenance, and disease: the role of endothelial cells

G Tao, JD Kotick, J Lincoln - Current topics in developmental biology, 2012 - Elsevier
Heart valves are dynamic structures that open and close during the cardiac cycle to maintain
unidirectional blood flow throughout life. Insufficient valve function, commonly due to …

Tissue-engineered heart valve: future of cardiac surgery

RA Rippel, H Ghanbari, AM Seifalian - World journal of surgery, 2012 - Springer
Background Heart valve disease is currently a growing problem, and demand for heart valve
replacement is predicted to increase significantly in the future. Existing “gold standard” …

Fucoidan/VEGF-based surface modification of decellularized pulmonary heart valve improves the antithrombotic and re-endothelialization potential of bioprostheses

N Marinval, M Morenc, MN Labour, A Samotus, A Mzyk… - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
Decellularized porcine heart valves offer promising potential as biocompatible prostheses.
However, this procedure alter matrix fibres and glycans, leading to lower biomechanical …

[图书][B] An introduction to biomaterials

JO Hollinger, SA Guelcher - 2012 - api.taylorfrancis.com
The second edition of An Introduction to Biomaterials consists of 33 chapters that have been
conceived and organized as a practical educational road map to provide a fundamental …

Heart valve tissue engineering: quo vadis?

FJ Schoen - Current opinion in Biotechnology, 2011 - Elsevier
Surgical replacement of diseased heart valves by mechanical and tissue valve substitutes is
now commonplace and generally enhances survival and quality of life. However, a …

How to make a heart valve: from embryonic development to bioengineering of living valve substitutes

D MacGrogan, G Luxán… - Cold Spring …, 2014 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Cardiac valve disease is a significant cause of ill health and death worldwide, and valve
replacement remains one of the most common cardiac interventions in high-income …