The development of a tissue-engineered small diameter graft

A tissue-engineered small diameter blood vessel was developed by seeding endothelial cells onto a collagen matrix that was cross-linked and contracted by smooth muscle cells onto a polyester scaffold. Endothelial cells (EC) and smooth muscle cells (SMC) were isolated using enzyme dissociation of por...

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Main Author: Baguneid, Mohamed
Published: University of Manchester 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.516820