Design and evaluation of scaffolds for arterial grafts using extracellular matrix based materials

For small diameter (<6 mm) blood vessel replacements, lack of collaterals and vascular disease preclude homografts; while synthetic analogs, ePTFE, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene, and PET, polyethyleneterephathalate, are prone to acute thrombosis and restenosis. It is postulated that the hierar...

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Main Author: Kumar, Vivek Ashok
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/45869