Electrospinning provides a versatile technique for the preparation of matrices with
micro/nanoscopic fibers. The non-woven polymer materials produced by electrospinning …

Nano-microfibrous structures of biopolymers with a wide range of compositions,
morphologies, mechanical properties and bioactivities could be developed using …

Cardiac cell therapy holds a real promise for improving heart function and especially of the
chronically failing myocardium. Embedding cells into 3D biodegradable scaffolds may better …

Tissue Engineering (TE) is an interdisciplinary field that encompasses materials science in
combination with biological and engineering sciences. In recent years, an increase in the …

Fibrous materials have garnered much interest in the field of biomedical engineering due to
their high surface-area-to-volume ratio, porosity, and tunability. Specifically, in the field of …

Cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of heart failure and death in the world,
and the transplantation of the heart is an effective and viable choice for treatment despite …

High-purity cardiomyocytes (CMs) derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells
(hiPSCs) are promising for drug development and myocardial regeneration. However, most …

Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer worldwide, with myocardial infarction (MI)
responsible for approximately 1 in 6 deaths. The lack of endogenous regenerative capacity …

Collagen is the main component of the extracellular matrix and has shown great promise as
a biomaterial for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications. This chapter …

The evolution of micro and nanofabrication approaches significantly spurred the
advancements of cardiac tissue engineering over the last decades. Engineering in the micro …