Collagen is regarded as one of the most useful biomaterials. The excellent biocompatibility
and safety due to its biological characteristics, such as biodegradability and weak …

Various research groups around the world are actively investigating cardiovascular
prostheses of biological origin. This review article discusses the need for such bioprosthetics …

The management of congenital heart disease has changed dramatically over the last 15
years and continues to evolve at a rapid pace. More than ever before contemporary practice …

Biomaterials derived from tissue continue to offer viable alternatives to synthetic materials
when autologous materials are unavailable for transplantation due to their unique chemical …

Tissue-engineered aortic valves, known as recellularized heart valves, were developed by
seeding human neonatal fibroblasts onto decellularized, porcine aortic valves …

Surgical replacement with artificial devices has revolutionised the care of patients with
severe valvular diseases. Mechanical valves are very durable, but require long-term …

Bioprosthetic heart valves fabricated from glutaraldehyde crosslinked porcine aortic valves
often fail because of calcific degeneration. Calcification occurs in both cusp and aortic wall …

A technology for obtaining materials from nanostructured nitinol with titanium-or tantalum-
enriched surface layers was developed. Surface layers enriched with titanium or tantalum …

The work describes synthesis of novel biodegradable polymer membranes based on poly
(lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA), as well as testing of their physicochemical properties. The …

Elastin, an abundant structural protein present in the arterial wall, is prone to calcification in
a number of disease processes including porcine bioprosthetic heart valve calcification and …