Xylan polysaccharides fabricated into nanofibrous substrate for myocardial infarction

► Fabrication of polysaccharides Xylan/PVA nanofibers for cardiac tissue engineering ► Nanofibers characterized by SEM, FT-IR, tensile testing and cell culture studies ► Isolation of cardiac cells and cultured on Xylan/PVA nanofibrous scaffolds ► Cultured cells on 24 h Glu cross-linked fibers expressed normal cardiac proteins. ► These nanofibers may have potential for the regeneration of myocardial infarction.