Progress in studies of tissue-engineered heart valves / 生物医学工程学杂志
Journal of Biomedical Engineering
; (6): 132-134, 2002.
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in Zh
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ABSTRACT
Valve replacement represents the most common surgical therapy for valvular heart diseases. However, the long-term results of the valve protheses in clinical use are not satisfying. Recently, with the development of tissue engineering, more and more studies are focusing on creating ideal valve substitutes through seeding autologous cells on biodegradable scaffold. This article describes the definition of valvular tissue engineering, the choice of scaffold biomaterials, the methods of cell culture and seeding, and the evaluation of tissue-engineered heart valves. Furthermore, the problems which should be resolved in the future are also presented in the article.
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Main subject:
Polymers
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Biocompatible Materials
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Biodegradation, Environmental
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Heart Valve Prosthesis
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Cells, Cultured
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Bioartificial Organs
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Tissue Engineering
Limits:
Animals
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Journal of Biomedical Engineering
Year:
2002
Type:
Article