Vascular Grafts: Technology Success/Technology Failure
BME Frontiers, 2023 Vascular prostheses (grafts) are widely used for hemodialysis blood access, trauma repair, aneurism repair, and cardiovascular reconstruction. However, smaller-diameter (≤4 mm) grafts that would be valuable for many reconstructions have not been achieved
Buddy Ratner
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Application of decellularized vascular matrix in small-diameter vascular grafts [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023 Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains the most common procedure used in cardiovascular surgery for the treatment of severe coronary atherosclerotic heart disease. In coronary artery bypass grafting, small-diameter vascular grafts can potentially
Yuanming Li +5 more
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Circumferentially Aligned Electrospun Vascular Grafts Improves Its Vascular Regeneration and Remodeling in vivo [PDF]
International Journal of NanomedicineMan Xiong,1,* Lei Yang,2,* Xinfang Liu,2 Sidong Luo,2,3 Yeyang Wang2– 4 1School of Nursing, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Orthopaedic Center, the Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial ...
Xiong M, Yang L, Liu X, Luo S, Wang Y
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Development of Small-Diameter Silk Vascular Grafts Supported by Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Structural Analysis [PDF]
MoleculesThis review discusses the development of small-diameter silk-based vascular grafts, based on insights obtained through solid-state NMR structural analysis.
Tetsuo Asakura, Takashi Tanaka
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Human acellular amniotic membrane/polycaprolactone vascular grafts prepared by electrospinning enable vascular remodeling in vivo [PDF]
BioMedical Engineering OnLineBackground Vascular transplantation is an effective treatment for severe vascular lesions. The design of the bioactive and mechanical properties of small-caliber vascular grafts is critical for their application in tissue engineering.
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Bilayer vascular grafts separately loaded with sodium copper chlorophyllin and keratin-based hydrogen sulfide donor with pro-endothelialization, anti-thrombogenicity, anti-inflammation, and anti-calcification properties [PDF]
Bioactive MaterialsThe clinical utility of small-diameter vascular grafts (SDVGs) remains limited due to thrombosis, inflammation, and intimal hyperplasia, which compromise long-term patency.
Yu Sun +9 more
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Tissue Engineered Vascular Grafts [PDF]
JACC: Basic to Translational ScienceMaximilian Y. Emmert, MD, PhD +3 more
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Vascular Tissue Engineering: Polymers and Methodologies for Small Caliber Vascular Grafts
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021 Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in the world. In severe cases, replacement or revascularization using vascular grafts are the treatment options. While several synthetic vascular grafts are clinically used with common approval for
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Bioactive Materials, 2023 Conventional synthetic vascular grafts are associated with significant failure rates due to their mismatched mechanical properties with the native vessel and poor regenerative potential.
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Disruption of a Covered Nitinol Self Expanding Stent Graft Implanted in the Common Femoral Artery
EJVES Vascular Forum, 2020 Introduction: Common femoral artery aneurysm is a rare condition and can be treated by open or endovascular surgery. There is a general understanding that open surgery is the recommended option because of the anatomical location and the biomechanical ...
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