Recellularization of decellularized heart valves: Progress toward the tissue-engineered heart valve

The tissue-engineered heart valve portends a new era in the field of valve replacement. Decellularized heart valves are of great interest as a scaffold for the tissue-engineered heart valve due to their naturally bioactive composition, clinical relevance as a stand-alone implant, and partial recellu...

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Main Authors: Mitchell C VeDepo, Michael S Detamore, Richard A Hopkins, Gabriel L Converse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of Tissue Engineering
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2041731417726327