In-vivo evaluation of silk fibroin small-diameter vascular grafts: state of art of preclinical studies and animal models

In-vivo evaluation of silk fibroin small-diameter vascular grafts: state of art of preclinical studies and animal models

Autologous vein and artery remains the first choice for vascular grafting procedures in small-diameter vessels such as coronary and lower limb districts. Unfortunately, these vessels are often found to be unsuitable in atherosclerotic patients due to the presence of calcifications or to insufficient...

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Main Authors: Alberto Settembrini, Gianluca Buongiovanni, Piergiorgio Settembrini, Antonio Alessandrino, Giuliano Freddi, Giulia Vettor, Eugenio Martelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
silk fibroin
vascular graft
animal models
biological graft
preclinical in vivo studies
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1090565/full

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