Polyester elastomers are soft, biodegradable and biocompatible and are commonly used in
various biomedical applications, especially in tissue engineering. These synthetic polyesters …

Aortic dissections and aortic aneurysms are fatal events characterized by structural changes
to the aortic wall. The maximum diameter criterion, typically used for aneurysm rupture risk …

Heart valve tissue engineering (HVTE) aims to provide living autologous heart valve
implants endowed with regenerative capabilities and life‐long durability. However …

We have previously reported the initial clinical feasibility with our small diameter tissue
engineered blood vessel (TEBV). Here we present in vitro results of the mechanical …

Tissue engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) have the potential to overcome the issues faced
by existing small diameter prosthetic grafts by providing a biodegradable scaffold where the …

Background. Blood flow patterns can alter material properties of ascending thoracic aortic
aneurysms (ATAA) via vascular wall remodeling. This study examines the relationship …

Tensile tests on Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) materials were conducted to illustrate the
effects of mixing ratio, definition of the stress-strain curve, and the strain rate on the elastic …

An in vivo study was conducted to determine if an extracellular matrix (ECM) scaffold co-
localized with autologous muscle tissue could achieve constructive remodeling of …

Although hundreds of samples obtained from ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms (ATAA)
of patients undergoing elective surgical repair have already been characterized …

OBJECTIVES: The acute dissection of an ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (ATAA)
represents a devastating separation of elastic layers occurring when the hemodynamic …