High Value Manufacturing – Bártolo et al. (Eds)
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Rapid manufacturing of collagen scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering
K. Ragaert, S. Van de Velde & L. Cardon
Centre for Polymer and Material Technologies CPMT, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture,
Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
F. De Somer & G. Van Nooten
Heart Centre, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
P. Somers
Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
ABSTRACT: This manuscript describes the development of a collagen moulding method for the reproducible
rapid manufacturing of storable thin collagen leaflets up to 50 µm in thickness, which are intended for use as
cardiac patches. The fabricated