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Medical Textiles as Vascular Implants and Their Success to Mimic Natural Arteries

Vascular implants belong to a specialised class of medical textiles. The basic purpose of a vascular implant (graft and stent) is to act as an artificial conduit or substitute for a diseased artery. However, the long-term healing function depends on its ability to mimic the mechanical and biological...

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Autores principales: Singh, Charanpreet, Wong, Cynthia S., Wang, Xungai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4598668/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26133386
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jfb6030500