Amniotic membrane as a potent source of stem cells and a matrix for engineering heart tissue

1. ¹ Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil 2Cell Therapy and Biotechnology in Regenerative Medicine Research Group, Pelé Pequeno Príncipe Institute, Curitiba, Brazil
2. ² Cell Therapy and Biotechnology in Regenerative Medicine Research Group, Pelé Pequeno Príncipe Institute, Curitiba, Brazil
3. ³ Experimental Laboratory of Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Pontificial Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), Rua Imaculada Concei??o, Curitiba, Brazil
4. ⁴ Experimental Laboratory of Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Pontificial Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), Rua Imaculada Concei??o, Curitiba, Brazil
5. ⁵ Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, BrazilFederal University of Technology, Curitiba, Brazil
6. ⁶ Cell Therapy and Biotechnology in Regenerative Medicine Research Group, Pelé Pequeno Príncipe Institute, Curitiba, Brazil
7. ⁷ Cell Therapy and Biotechnology in Regenerative Medicine Research Group, Pelé Pequeno Príncipe Institute, Curitiba, Brazil
8. ⁸ Department of Hematology, Stem Cell Research Faculty, Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
9. ⁹ Department of Hematology, Stem Cell Research Faculty, Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
10. ¹⁰ Laboratory of Biosurgical Research, Pompidou Hospital, University of Paris Descartes, Paris, France
11. ¹¹ 1Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil 2Cell Therapy and Biotechnology in Regenerative Medicine Research Group, Pelé Pequeno Príncipe Institute, Curitiba, Brazil