In humans, prosthetic vascular grafts remain largely without an endothelium, even after
decades of implantation. While this shortcoming does not affect the clinical performance of …

Many of the qualitative roles of growth factors involved in neovascularization have been
delineated, but it is unclear yet from an engineering perspective how to use these factors as …

The tissue response to nitric oxide (NO)-releasing subcutaneous implants is presented.
Model implants were created by coating silicone elastomer with diazeniumdiolate-modified …

Successful tissue engineering of vascular grafts largely depends on synthetic scaffolds that
support the survival, proliferation, and differentiation of seeded cells. To investigate the utility …

Introduction: Biodegradable polyester scaffolds have proven useful for growing neointestinal
tissue equivalents both in vitro and in vivo. These scaffolds allow cells to attach and grow in …

It is well established that the pore size and distribution affect the rate of cell migration and
the extent of extracellular matrix formation. The objective of this work was to develop a …

In coronary artery bypass surgery the autologous saphenous vein is the most commonly
used vascular graft. However, in a growing number of patients this vein is not available due …

Abstract lschemic disease in form of ischemic heart disease (IHD), ischemic stroke and
peripheral arterial disease (PAD) due to atherosclerosis represents a massive clinical and …