Tissue engineering small diameter blood vessels - fabrication of porous scaffold.

• Main Author: Chng, Hui Peng.
• Other Authors: Chan Bee Eng, Mary
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Tissue engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/40182
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The development of tissue engineered small diameter blood vessels as biological grafts are in growing demand for patients requiring cardiovascular surgery. However, the reconstruction of a functional vascular media with cell culture and suitable mechanical properties has yet to be established. The o...