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Multifunctional conductive biomaterials as promising platforms for cardiac tissue engineering
, Article ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering ; Volume 7, Issue 1 , 2021 , Pages 55-82 ; 23739878 (ISSN) ; Vahdat, S ; Baheiraei, N ; Razavi, M ; Norahan, M. H ; Baharvand, H ; Sharif University of Technology
American Chemical Society
2021
Abstract
Adult cardiomyocytes are terminally differentiated cells that result in minimal intrinsic potential for the heart to self-regenerate. The introduction of novel approaches in cardiac tissue engineering aims to repair damages from cardiovascular diseases. Recently, conductive biomaterials such as carbon- and gold-based nanomaterials, conductive polymers, and ceramics that have outstanding electrical conductivity, acceptable mechanical properties, and promoted cell-cell signaling transduction have attracted attention for use in cardiac tissue engineering. Nevertheless, comprehensive classification of conductive biomaterials from the perspective of cardiac cell function is a subject for...