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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Georgia Institute of Technology
2013
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