Biomechanics of aligned cell sheets for arterial tissue engineering
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States and oftentimes damaged or occluded arteries need to be replaced. Current surgical materials are unsuitable for small diameter, high pressure vessels such as the carotid and coronary artery because they cannot match the m...
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Language: | en_US |
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2016
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2144/16092 |