Biomaterials for Cardiac Regeneration

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Suuronen, Erik J. (Editor), Ruel, Marc (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Human physiology.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomaterials.; Biomedical Engineering.; Human Physiology.

This book offers readers a comprehensive biomaterials-based approach to achieving clinically successful, functionally integrated vasculogenesis and myogenesis in the heart. Coverage is multidisciplinary, including the role of extracellular matrices in cardiac development, whole-heart tissue engineer...

Table of Contents:

• The Role of Extracellular Matrix in Cardiac Development
• The Role of Embryonic and Differentiated Cells in Cardiac Development
• Spatial and Electrical Factors Regulating Cardiac Regeneration and Assembly.- Microenvironmental Control of Stem Cell Fate
• Matrix Therapies for Cell Support and Cardiac Repair
• Growth Factor Delivery Matrices for Cardiovascular Regeneration
• Whole-Heart Tissue Engineering: Use of Three Dimensional Matrix Scaffolds
• Immunological and Phenotypic Considerations in Supplementing Cardiac Biomaterials with Cells
• Imaging of the Biomaterial Structure and Function
• Autologous Bioengineered Heart Valves: An Update
• Safety, Regulatory and Ethical Issues of Human Studies.