Development of Small-Diameter Elastin-Silk Fibroin Vascular Grafts

Globally, increasing mortality from cardiovascular disease has become a problem in recent years. Vascular replacement has been used as a treatment for these diseases, but with blood vessels <6 mm in diameter, existing vascular grafts made of synthetic polymers can be occluded by thrombus form...

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Main Authors: Takashi Tanaka, Yasuyuki Abe, Chieh-Jen Cheng, Ryo Tanaka, Akira Naito, Tetsuo Asakura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2020.622220/full