Scientists develop synthetic blood vessels that could replace donationsAnd they could be used to treat the leading cause of death in the developed world - heart disease
BEC CREW 29 APR 2015
Scientists in Austria have managed to create biodegradable blood vessels using a unique polymer material that could one day replace the need for patients to donate their own blood vessels when undergoing lifesaving bypass surgery.
The team reports that when transplanted into mice, the blood vessels were perfectly functional, and over time were naturally broken down and replaced by their own blood vessels. If replicated in humans, these artificial blood vessels would make a huge difference in how arteriosclerotic vascular disorders - the leading cause of heart attacks, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease - are treated.
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