Researchers Develop Strong, Durable Artificial Blood Vessels

Cardiovascular Business (7/25, Walter) reports, “Researchers have developed artificial blood vessels that could be as strong and durable as the real things.” Researchers “developed the synthetic vessels using 3D-printing technology.” To make the blood vessels, “a ‘rotating spindle integrated into a 3D printer’ was used to print grafts out of a water-based gel,” and then those grafts were “coated in biodegradable polyester molecules.” The findings were published in Advanced Materials Technologies.