Benedikt Freystetter Department of Cardiac Surgery Ludwig Maximilians University Munich Biography Publications Institution JoVE Articles Benedikt Freystetter Benedikt Freystetter studies medicine at Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, Germany. Since 2018 he works on his doctoral degree at the Laboratory for Tissue Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, which is part of the department of cardiac surgery at LMU.The aim of his studies is to create a polymeric transcatheter aortic valve implant (TAVI) for the use in tissue engineering. A strong focus lies on mimicking the triple layer and three-dimensional shape of natural human heart valves in a scaffold suitable for in-vivo remodeling.BMEP - Biomedical Exchange Program - granted Benedikt a nine-month research scholarship to perform detailed in-vitro testing of the newly developed valves at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Publications Combining 3D-Printing and Electrospinning to Manufacture Biomimetic Heart Valve Leaflets Benedikt Freystetter1, Maximilian Grab1,2, Linda Grefen1, Lara Bischof1, Lorenz Isert3, Petra Mela2, Deon Bezuidenhout4, Christian Hagl1,5, Nikolaus Thierfelder1 1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, 2Chair of Medical Materials and Implants, Technical University Munich, 3Faculty for Chemistry and Pharmacy, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, 4Cardiovascular Research Unit, University of Cape Town, 5DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance JoVE 63604 Medicine
Combining 3D-Printing and Electrospinning to Manufacture Biomimetic Heart Valve Leaflets Benedikt Freystetter1, Maximilian Grab1,2, Linda Grefen1, Lara Bischof1, Lorenz Isert3, Petra Mela2, Deon Bezuidenhout4, Christian Hagl1,5, Nikolaus Thierfelder1 1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, 2Chair of Medical Materials and Implants, Technical University Munich, 3Faculty for Chemistry and Pharmacy, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, 4Cardiovascular Research Unit, University of Cape Town, 5DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance JoVE 63604 Medicine
