A Patch of Living Cells to Treat Blood Vessel Blockages
May 8, 2018 | Terry Sharrer
Vascular grafts and stents work with arteries, but when a blockage plugs up smaller blood vessels a different approach is needed. To that end, researchers at the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering have created a 3-D printed patch with endothelial cells that can promote angiogenesis and restore perfusion in distal tissues. MORE
Image Credit: NIBIB News and Events and Springer Nature: Mirabella, et al.1