The lab-grown vessels could make the harvesting unnecessary. Cardiac bypass and pediatric heart surgery are next for clinical ...

She started with growing blood vessels in the lab from just a few cells collected from pig arteries. When she transplanted them into the animal, they worked like the real thing.

Lab-grown vessels were used in clinical trials in the U.S. and in Ukraine’s war zones. Humacyte’s products could replace plastic catheters in dialysis and assist cardiac bypass.

Medtronic reported that it has begun testing an expansion of its renal denervation approach for dropping stubbornly high ...

Lab-grown chicken nuggets are now closer to reality due to blood vessel-mimicking microfibers. Researchers at the University of Tokyo built a circulatory system-mimicking bioreactor using hollow ...

An increase in eye pressure at follow-up was linked to a greater increase in the twisting of these small blood vessels than at baseline (0.59% per mm Hg; P = .024).

Floteks, a Tier 1 supplier of plastic components, has launched numerous R&D initiatives in the design and development of Type 4 vessels in recent years. In 2023, the company joined the AZL Composite ...