• DocumentCode
    3299769
  • Title

    Control of tissue engineered cardiac muscle fibrosis by an endocardial surrogate

  • Author

    Howell, M.C. ; Masoumi, N. ; Jean, A. ; Engelmayr, G.C., Jr.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Bioeng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-3 April 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Here we demonstrate proof-of-concept for controlling cardiac fibroblast collagen secretion on a microfabricated poly(glycerol sebacate) scaffold by endocardial endothelial cells.
  • Keywords
    biocontrol; biomedical materials; cardiology; cellular biophysics; microfabrication; molecular biophysics; muscle; polymers; proteins; tissue engineering; cardiac fibroblast collagen secretion; endocardial endothelial cells; endocardial surrogate; microfabricated poly(glycerol sebacate) scaffold; tissue engineered cardiac muscle fibrosis; Cardiac tissue; Fibroblasts; Heart; Lasers; Media; Microscopy; Muscles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2011 IEEE 37th Annual Northeast
  • Conference_Location
    Troy, NY
  • ISSN
    2160-7001
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-827-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NEBC.2011.5778663
  • Filename
    5778663