[Introduction to vascular engineering].
Vascular engineering developed through advancing knowledge of the physiological and pathological processes operating in cells and tissues subjected to environmental mechanical stress. We review briefly the more relevant cellular and general mechanism characteristic of vascular tissue examining the performances obtained with prosthetic materials (allografts, synthetic grafts) and current research and development of new vessel substitutes (biohybrids or biovessels).
Stoltz
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JF
Mécanique et Ingénierie cellulaire et tissulaire, LEMTA, UMR CNRS 7563, Faculté de Médecine, 54500 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France.
Lehalle
B
B
Blondel
W C
WC
Bensoussan
D
D
Paulus
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F
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000502:physiology; D003094:Collagen / Q000502:physiology; D015925:Cryopreservation; D004549:Elastin / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000166:cytology; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D023822:Tissue Engineering; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation
D003094:Collagen; D004549:Elastin