External Cardiac Loop Recorders: Functionalities, Diagnostic Efficacy, Challenges and Opportunities.

According to the World Health Organization's (WHO) report of 2016, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) accounted for mortality of an estimated 17.9 million people globally. Of these deaths, 85% were due to myocardial infarction and stroke.

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Seeded Decellularized Tendon Scaffold for Tissue Engineering.

Tendon is a collagenous tissue to connect bone and muscle. Healing of damaged/injured tendon is the primary clinical challenge in musculoskeletal regeneration because they often react poorly to treatment. Tissue engineering (a triad strategy of scaffolds, cells and growth factors) may have the potential to improve the quality of tendon tissue healing under such impaired situations.

A biodegradable and biocompatible PVA-citric acid polyester with potential applications as matrix for vascular tissue engineering.

Unique elastomeric and biocompatible scaffolds were produced by the polyesterification of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and citric acid via a simple polycondensation reaction. The physicochemical characterization of the materials was done by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), mechanical and surface property analyses. The materials are hydrophilic and have viscoelastic nature.