Design and hydrodynamic evaluation of a novel pulsatile bioreactor for biologically active heart valves.
Hildebrand
Daniel K
DK
Engineered Tissue Mechanics Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Wu
Zhongjun J
ZJ
Mayer
John E
JE
Sacks
Michael S
MS
D001705:Bioprosthesis; D019149:Bioreactors; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D018056:Hemorheology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D044085:Microfluidics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011673:Pulsatile Flow; D046509:Tissue Culture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods