Effect of decellularization on the structural and mechanical properties of porcine valvular matrices.

• Main Author: Wong, Jason Pingshun.
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/16634
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Tissue engineered valves have the potential of being an ideal valve substitute for transplants, as research shows that mechanical valves carry the risk of thromboembolism. Unlike mechanical heart valves, tissue engineered valves possess excellent hemodynamics qualities, and shares the same biomec...