Hybrid heart valves with VEGF-loaded zwitterionic hydrogel coating for improved anti-calcification and re-endothelialization

With the aging of the population in worldwide, valvular heart disease has become one of the most prominent life-threatening diseases in human health, and heart valve replacement surgery is one of the therapeutic methods for valvular heart disease. Currently, commercial bioprosthetic heart valves (BH...

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Main Authors: Qi Tong, Ao Sun, Zhengjie Wang, Tao Li, Xinye He, Yongjun Qian, Zhiyong Qian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Materials Today Bio
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590006422002575