Hydrogels are hydrophilic polymer‐based materials with high water content and physical
characteristics that resemble the native extracellular matrix. Because of their remarkable …

Due to the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases, there is a large need for small diameter
vascular grafts that cannot be fulfilled using autologous vessels. Although medium to large …

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 …

Electrospinning is a unique technique, which provides forming of polymeric scaffolds for soft
tissue engineering, which include tissue scaffolds for soft tissues of the cardiovascular …

Small-diameter blood vessels (SDBVs) are still a challenging task to prepare due to the
occurrence of thrombosis formation, intimal hyperplasia, and aneurysmal dilation …

Polyurethane (PU) is a promising polymer to support bone–matrix producing cells due to its
durability and mechanical resistance. In this study two types of medical grade poly-ether …

The aim of this study was to investigate the net effect of raw carbon nanotube (CNTs) on the
final properties of polyurethane (PU)/CNT composites considering their biomedical …

Small-diameter artificial vascular grafts (SDAVG) are used to bypass blood flow in arterial
occlusive diseases such as coronary heart or peripheral arterial disease. However, SDAVGs …

Biodegradable vascular grafts with sufficient in vivo performance would be more
advantageous than permanent non-degradable prostheses. These constructs would be …

Due to their mechanical properties, ranging from flexible to hard materials, polyurethanes
(PUs) have been widely used in many industrial and biomedical applications. PUs' …