Altered processing enhances the efficacy of small-diameter silk fibroin vascular grafts

AHP Chan, EC Filipe, RP Tan, M Santos, N Yang… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Current synthetic vascular grafts are not suitable for use in low-diameter applications. Silk
fibroin is a promising natural graft material which may be an effective alternative. In this …

Vascular Tissue Engineering: Harnessing the Body's Regenerative Potential

RJ Smith Jr - 2019 - search.proquest.com
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death world-wide, with an estimated 17.9
million deaths in 2016. Therefore, the need for vascular tissue is at the forefront of tissue …

[图书][B] Designing a novel immunomodulatory surface modification to promote biomaterial-tissue integration

EB Lurier - 2019 - search.proquest.com
The foreign body response (FBR) to implanted biomaterials provides a major challenge for
successful biomaterial-tissue integration in the body. During the FBR, biomaterials are …