Biohybrid cardiac ECM-based hydrogels improve long term cardiac function post myocardial infarction

• Main Authors: Efraim, Yael, Sarig, Hadar, Cohen Anavy, Noa, Sarig, Udi, de Berardinis, Elio, Chaw, Su-Yin, Krishnamoorthi, Muthukumar, Kalifa, Jérôme, Bogireddi, Hanumakumar, Duc, Thang Vu, Kofidis, Theodoros, Baruch, Limor, Boey, Freddy Yin Chiang, Venkatraman, Subbu Subramanian, Machluf, Marcelle
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Cardiac tissue engineering; Injectable scaffold
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81568; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/43492
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Injectable scaffolds for cardiac tissue regeneration are a promising therapeutic approach for progressive heart failure following myocardial infarction (MI). Their major advantage lies in their delivery modality that is considered minimally invasive due to their direct injection into the myocardium....