Tissue Engineering of Cardiac Tissues

Ulrich A. Stock

Ulrich A. Stock

Charité University and Heart Center Brandenburg Bernau, Berlin, Germany

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Katja Schenke-Layland

Katja Schenke-Layland

David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

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First published: 14 April 2006

Abstract

The emerging field of cardiac tissue engineering focuses on the development of heart valves and myocardium. Hence, the following article will give a detailed overview of the biomaterials approaches of these two tissues attempting to compromise what has been accomplished so far and what remains to be achieved.

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