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DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY
Volume 21, Issue 9, Pages 1437-1445Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2016.04.014
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- Irish Heart Foundation [1045940]
- European Research Council European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) under ERC grant [239685]
- Science Foundation Ireland Career Development Award [13/CDA/2119]
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) [13/CDA/2119] Funding Source: Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
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The field of tissue engineering is developing biomimetic biomaterial scaffolds that are showing increasing therapeutic potential for the repair of cardiovascular tissues. However, a major opportunity exists to use them as 3D in vitro models for the study of cardiovascular tissues and disease in addition to drug development and testing. These in vitro models can span the gap between 2D culture and in vivo testing, thus reducing the cost, time, and ethical burden of current approaches. Here, we outline the progress to date and the requirements for the development of ideal in vitro 3D models for blood vessels, heart valves, and myocardial tissue.
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