Engineer-clinician team uses 'active wrinkles' to keep synthetic grafts clean
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
During a coronary bypass procedure, surgeons redirect blood flow using an autologous bypass graft, most often derived from the patient's own veins. However, in certain situations where the patient does not have a suitable vein, surgeons must rely on synthetic vascular grafts which, while life-saving, are more prone to clot formation that eventually obstructs the graft.