Full Description
This book covers the range of piezoelectric biomaterials having the potential for applications in cardiac tissue engineering (CTE) and addresses the recent developments, trends, and challenges of piezoelectric biomaterials for targeted cardiovascular disease (CVD) therapies.
It covers the applications of engineered piezoelectric biomaterials including recent developments in piezoelectric biomaterials and their possible impact on treating CVDs and CTE. Main points discussed in the book are:
Focusses on piezoelectric biomaterials for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases
Covers imitation of mechanoelectrical transduction system as in cardiac tissues
Comprehensively covers functional piezoelectric biomaterials preparation and applications
Reviews engineered piezoelectric biomaterials applications for better health care
Discusses elastomer actuators for heart tissues
This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, biophysics, and biomaterials.
Contents
1. Function Anatomy of the Human Heart 2. Cellular Sources and Biomechanical Conditioning for Cardiac Tissue Engineering 3. Biomaterials for Cardiac Tissue Engineering 4. Electroconductive Biomaterials for Cardiac Tissue Engineering 5. Piezoelectric Fundamentals and Properties 6. Piezoelectric Materials in Cardiac Patches for Cardiovascular Disease 7. Biomaterial-driven Differentiation and Maturation of Cardiomyocytes: Advancements in Cardiac Tissue Engineering 8. Piezoelectric Biomaterials for the Development of Cardiac Sensors and Actuators 9. Elastomer Actuators for Heart Tissue
