Formation of the human heart involves complex biological signals, interactions, specification
of myocardial progenitor cells, and heart tube looping. To facilitate survival in the hypoxemic …

Nature-derived or biologically encouraged hydrogels have attracted considerable interest in
numerous biomedical applications owing to their multidimensional utility and effectiveness …

Mimicking the nanofibrous structure similar to extracellular matrix and conductivity for
electrical propagation of native myocardium would be highly beneficial for cardiac tissue …

We engineered functional cardiac patches by seeding neonatal rat cardiomyocytes onto
carbon nanotube (CNT)-incorporated photo-cross-linkable gelatin methacrylate (GelMA) …

Since human embryonic stem cells were first differentiated to beating cardiomyocytes a
decade ago, interest in their potential applications has increased exponentially. This has …

Myocardial infarction (MI) is the most frequent cause of heart failure, which is an
incapacitating disease with high prevalence and broad socioeconomic impact. In 2008 in …

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the world. Heart tissue engineering holds a
great promise for future heart disease therapy by building personalized heart tissues. Here …

Dramatic maturational changes occur in cardiac energy metabolism during cardiac
development, differentiation, and postnatal growth. These changes in energy metabolism …

The direct conversion, or transdifferentiation, of non-cardiac cells into cardiomyocytes by
forced expression of transcription factors and microRNAs provides promising approaches for …

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), with unique graphitic structure, superior mechanical, electrical,
optical and biological properties, has attracted more and more interests in biomedical …