Title :
Laser microfabricated poly(glycerol sebacate) scaffolds for heart valve tissue engineering
Author :
Masoumi, N. ; Johnson, K.L. ; Zugates, J.T. ; Engelmayr, G.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Bioeng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
Toward creating more biomimetic engineered heart valve tissues, in current study we utilized a laser microablation technique to create anisotropic scaffolds comprised of diamond-shaped pores and seeded scaffolds with valvular interstitial cells.
Keywords :
biomedical materials; cardiology; cellular biophysics; laser ablation; materials preparation; microfabrication; tissue engineering; anisotropic scaffolds; biomimetic engineered heart valve tissues; diamond shaped pores; heart valve tissue engineering; laser microablation technique; laser microfabricated poly(glycerol sebacate) scaffolds; seeded scaffolds; valvular interstitial cells; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Bovine; Finite element methods; Heart; Lasers; Microstructure; Valves;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2011 IEEE 37th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Troy, NY
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-827-3
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2011.5778693
