Tissue engineering often rely on scaffolds for supporting cell differentiation and growth.
Novel paradigms for tissue engineering include the need of active or smart scaffolds in order …

Tissue engineering (TE) is an integrated discipline that involves engineering and natural
science in the development of biological materials to replace, repair, and improve the …

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 …

Current strategies of tissue engineering are focused on the reconstruction and regeneration
of damaged or deformed tissues by grafting of cells with scaffolds and biomolecules …

Cardiovascular diseases represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality, necessitating
research to improve diagnostics, and to discover and test novel preventive and curative …

The current clinical solutions, including mechanical and bioprosthetic valves for valvular
heart diseases, are plagued by coagulation, calcification, nondurability, and the inability to …

Cardiovascular biomaterials (also known as CB) are the most common type of biomaterials,
both in terms of investments and demand. This review article compiles information on the CB …

Introduction: Heart valve disease is an increasingly prevalent and clinically serious
condition. There are no clinically effective biological diagnostics or treatment strategies. The …

Based on the increasingly understood regenerative capacity of the human heart and
vascular system, 1 cardiovascular regenerative medicine (CRM) encompasses all potential …

Soft materials have been developed very rapidly in the biomedical field over the past 10
years because of advances in medical devices, cell therapy, and 3D printing for precision …