Critical analysis of the role of biodegradable polymeric scaffolds in differentiation of human embryonic stem cell into cardiomyocytes

• Main Author: Amritamayee Sahoo
• Other Authors: Cai Yiyu
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials; DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/41450
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Congestive heart failure is a widespread problem throughout the world. Owing to the shortage of donors there has been a constant quest to find alternatives to organ transplant. Cell replacement therapy is a promising approach for the treatment of cardiac diseases, but is challenged by a limited s...