Bioresorbable Polymeric Scaffold in Cardiovascular Applications.

ABSTRACT: Advances in material science and innovative medical technologies have allowed the development of less invasive interventional procedures for deploying implant devices, including scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering. Biodegradable materials (e.g., resorbable polymers) are employed in devices that are only needed for a transient period. In the case of coronary stents, the device is only required for 6-8 months before positive remodelling takes place. Hence, biodegradable polymeric stents have been considered to promote this positive remodelling and eliminate the issue of permanent caging of the vessel. In tissue engineering, the role of the scaffold is to support favourable cell-scaffold interaction to stimulate formation of functional tissue. The ideal outcome is for the cells to produc

SUBMITTER: Toong DWY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7279389 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature