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SUBMITTER: Zhang T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3291737 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Ting T Wan Leo Q LQ Xiong Zhuo Z Marsano Anna A Maidhof Robert R Park Miri M Yan Yongnian Y Vunjak-Novakovic Gordana G
Journal of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine 20111114 9
The characteristics of the matrix (composition, structure, mechanical properties) and external culture environment (pulsatile perfusion, physical stimulation) of the heart are important characteristics in the engineering of functional myocardial tissue. This study reports on the development of chitosan-collagen scaffolds with micropores and an array of parallel channels (~ 200 µm in diameter) that were specifically designed for cardiac tissue engineering using mechanical stimulation. The scaffol ...[more]