Decellularized Native and Engineered Arterial Scaffolds for Transplantation

More than 570,000 coronary artery bypass grafts are implanted each year, creating an important demand for small-diameter vascular grafts. For patients who lack adequate internal mammary artery or saphenous vein, tissue-engineered arteries may prove useful. However, the time needed to tissue engineer...

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Main Authors: Shannon L. M. Dahl, Jennifer Koh, Vikas Prabhakar, Laura E. Niklason M.D, PH.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2003-09-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/000000003108747136