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Combining 3D-Printing and Electrospinning to Manufacture Biomimetic Heart Valve Leaflets
Published on: March 23, 2022
[Prefabrication of heart valves]
T Goecke1, I Tudorache, A Hilfiker
1Klinik für Herz-, Thorax-, Transplantation- und Gefäßchirurgie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl Neuberg Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Deutschland.
Background:
Commonly used heart valve prostheses have specific drawbacks and limitations.
Objectives And Methods:
Optimization of conventional methods and techniques for heart valve replacement by application of tissue engineering principles.
Results And Conclusions:
Recent studies have impressively shown that allogeneic decellularized matrices have the potential to overcome limitations of conventional prostheses and to provide all the characteristics of an ideal graft for heart valve replacement.

