Blood compatibility and physicochemical assessment of novel nanocomposite comprising polyurethane and dietary carotino oil for cardiac tissue engineering applications

• Main Authors: Jaganathan, S. K., Mani, M. P., Ayyar, M., Krishnasamy, N. P., Nageswaran, G.
• Format: Article
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81893/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.45691
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) were estimated to claim 17 million lives each year. Among these, coronary heart disease almost accounts 50% deaths associated with CVD, which causes the blockage of the coronary arteries that supplies blood to the heart. Nowadays, the cardiac tissue engineering have bec...