Artificial blood vessels developed in the lab can grow with the recipient
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 03:32
in Health & Medicine
Biomedical engineers, artificial blood vessels bioengineered in the lab and implanted in young lambs are capable of growth within the recipient, a groundbreaking new study demonstrates. If confirmed in humans, these new vessel grafts would prevent the need for repeated surgeries in some children with congenital heart defects.