Author : Yos S. Morsi
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781619429390
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (293 download)
Book Synopsis Tissue Engineering of the Aortic Heart Valve by : Yos S. Morsi
Download or read book Tissue Engineering of the Aortic Heart Valve written by Yos S. Morsi and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last 40 years, the study of aortic heart valve replacements has had its roots in the work of great clinicians, scientists and biomedical engineers who established the techniques for heart valve substitutes. Recently the research on the development of aortic heart valve replacements has shifted toward tissue engineering (TE), a multidisciplinary research that involves biological, biomaterial and bioengineering sciences. This book introduces current valve substitutes and their limitations and the futuristic tissue engineering of aortic heart valves (TEHV). It highlights the substantial achievements that have been accomplished in the last two decades in TEHV research and discusses the much needed exertion in defining the functional requirements of clinical implementation and in developing the means to produce a functional aortic valve.