Code
01J14013
Duration
01 March 2013 → 31 December 2017
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Medical and health sciences
- Cardiac and vascular medicine
- Immunology
- Laboratory medicine
- Palliative care and end-of-life care
- Regenerative medicine
- Other basic sciences
- Cardiac and vascular medicine
- Immunology
- Laboratory medicine
- Palliative care and end-of-life care
- Regenerative medicine
- Other clinical sciences
- Other health sciences
- Nursing
- Other paramedical sciences
- Cardiac and vascular medicine
- Immunology
- Laboratory medicine
- Palliative care and end-of-life care
- Regenerative medicine
- Other translational sciences
- Other medical and health sciences
Keywords
platelet gel
growth factors
aortic valve matrix
Project description
The objective of htis project is to load an acellular platelets. Loaded matrices will be seeded with myofibroblasts and endothelial cells. Repopulation of the matrix will be stimulated by a pulsatile conditioning system (biorector). Bio-active recellularized matrices will be implantedin the pulmonary position in sheep.