New tissue-engineered blood vessel replacements one step closer to human trials

(University of Minnesota) Researchers at the University of Minnesota have created a new lab-grown blood vessel replacement that is composed completely of biological materials, but surprisingly doesn't contain any living cells at implantation. The vessel, that could be used as an " off the shelf " graft for kidney dialysis patients, performed well in a recent study with nonhuman primates.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news