Biomaterials and cells for cardiac tissue engineering

摘要: Abstract: The heart constitutes a ‘multi-dimensional’ construct, which beats for millions or billions of cycles rhythmically, constantly and helically. It is these dimensions the that make it tough-to-crack tissue engineering target require more than three-dimensional reconstruction. This chapter will provide some insight into clinically relevant essentials cardiac structure function. Later, available biomaterial cell sources, as well current strategies in vitro vivo be discussed. Cardiac has demonstrated achievements could meet urgent need large number patients. However, ambitious goal creating bioartificial would novel technologies resources.