Wound healing is a complex process that, in healthy tissues, starts immediately after the
injury. Even though it is a natural well-orchestrated process, large trauma wounds, or …

Hydrogels are commonly used as engineered extracellular matrix (ECM) mimics in
applications ranging from tissue engineering to in vitro disease models. Ideal mechanisms …

Heart valve tissue engineering (HVTE) aims to provide living autologous heart valve
implants endowed with regenerative capabilities and life‐long durability. However …

Vascular disease is a leading cause of death worldwide, but surgical options are restricted
by the limited availability of autologous vessels, and the suboptimal performance of …

Abstract Elastin-like recombinamers (ELRs), which derive from one of the repetitive domains
found in natural elastin, have been intensively studied in the last few years from several …

Stroke and cardiovascular episodes are still some of the most common diseases worldwide,
causing millions of deaths and costing billions of Euros to healthcare systems. The use of …

The concept of biomaterials has evolved from one of inert mechanical supports with a long‐
term, biologically inactive role in the body into complex matrices that exhibit selective cell …

The restoration of damaged endothelium is promising to reduce side effects, including
restenosis and thrombosis, in the stent treatment for vascular diseases. Current technologies …

The topic of self-assembled structures based on elastin-like recombinamers (ELRs, ie,
elastin-like polymers recombinantly bio-produced) has released a noticeable amount of …

Tissue‐engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) with the ability to grow and remodel open new
perspectives for cardiovascular surgery. Equipping TEVGs with synthetic polymers and …