Cutting-edge platforms in cardiac tissue engineering

Sharon Fleischer, Ron Feiner, Tal Dvir

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Abstract

As cardiac disease takes a higher toll with each passing year, the need for new therapies to deal with the scarcity in heart donors becomes ever more pressing. Cardiac tissue engineering holds the promise of creating functional replacement tissues to repair heart tissue damage. In an attempt to bridge the gap between the lab and clinical realization, the field has made major strides. In this review, we will discuss state of the art technologies such as layer-by-layer assembly, bioprinting and bionic tissue engineering, all developed to overcome some of the major hurdles faced in the field.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)23-29
Number of pages7
JournalCurrent Opinion in Biotechnology
Volume47
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2017

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biotechnology
  • Bioengineering
  • Biomedical Engineering

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