Micro-or nanofiber-based materials have extensive applications in biomedical fields due to
their capability to mimic many aspects of physiological microenvironment in vivo. Fabricating …

Electrospinning is one of the most effective approaches to fabricate tissue-engineered
scaffolds composed of nano-to sub-microscale fibers that simulate a native extracellular …

Heart valves are characterized to be highly flexible yet tough, and exhibit complex
deformation characteristics such as nonlinearity, anisotropy, and viscoelasticity, which are …

Electrospinning is a simple, cost-effective, flexible, and feasible continuous micro-nano
polymer fiber preparation technology that has attracted extensive scientific and industrial …

Valvular heart diseases (VHDs) are currently treated using either mechanical or
bioprosthetic heart valves. Unfortunately, mechanical valves require lifelong anticoagulation …

Polyester elastomers are soft, biodegradable and biocompatible and are commonly used in
various biomedical applications, especially in tissue engineering. These synthetic polyesters …

Microfluidic technologies employ nano and microscale fabrication techniques to develop
highly controllable and reproducible fluidic microenvironments. Utilizing microfluidics, lead …

Nerve tissue engineering (TE) requires biomimetic scaffolds providing essential chemical
and topographical cues for nerve regeneration. Poly (glycerol sebacate)(PGS) is a …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) monolithic structures (ie, aerogels/sponges/scaffolds)
assembled from fragmented electrospun nanofiber mats/membranes represent an emerging …

In tissue engineering, polyurethane-based implants have gained significant traction
because of their high compatibility and inertness. The implants therefore show fewer side …