Purpose: Currently, abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), which are a permanent dilation of the aorta, are treated surgically when the maximum transverse diameter surpasses 5.0cm. AAA rupture occurs when the locally acting ...
Piterina, Anna V.; Cloonan, Aidan J.; Meaney, Claire L.; Davis, Laura M.; Callanan, Anthony; Walsh, Michael T.; McGloughlin, Timothy M.(MDPIAG, 2009)
The in vivo healing process of vascular grafts involves the interaction of many
contributing factors. The ability of vascular grafts to provide an environment which allows
successful accomplishment of this process is ...
Piterina, Anna V.; Davis, Laura M.; Meaney, Claire L.; Cloonan, Aidan J.; Walsh, Michael T.; McGloughlin, Timothy M.(2009)
Development and optimisation of therapeutic applications using biological scaffolds composed of naturally occurring extracellular matrix (ECM) have received significant attention in the field of tissue engineering. ...