Open AccessNeed for new materials, biofunctionalization and non-surgical heart valve technology
Author(s) -
J Šochman
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-8462
DOI - 10.4330/wjc.v2.i3.50
Subject(s) - medicine , heart valve , biocompatible material , aortic valve , bench to bedside , biomedical engineering , cardiology , medical physics
Transition from non-surgical heart valve defects repair from bench to bedside is a reality. Some biological material-based designs for transcatheter aortic valve implantation are ready for use. Their drawback, however is their unknown functional as well as structural durability. Moreover, research on new non-biological materials is essential to replace classical animal-derived sources of human heart valve prostheses.