Title :
A critical appraisal for the clinical future of tissue engineered blood vessels (TEBV)
Author :
Auger, Franqois A.
Author_Institution :
LOEX Hosp. du Saint-Sacrement, Ste-Foy, Que., Canada
Abstract :
The demanding project of creating a blood vessels by tissue engineering is one of the most difficult goals in this field of biotechnology. It holds great promises but has also some daunting hurdles before true clinical success can be achieved. The replacement of small-diameter blood vessels (≤6 mm) is a clinical situation frequently encountered by vascular and cardiothoracic surgeons.
Keywords :
biotechnology; blood vessels; patient treatment; reviews; 6 mm; cardiothoracic surgeons; clinical future; clinical situation; critical appraisal; therapeutic technique; tissue engineered blood vessels; true clinical success; vascular surgeons; Appraisal; Biotechnology; Blood vessels; Calcium; Cells (biology); Fibroblasts; Humans; Muscles; Tissue engineering; Veins;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7612-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1137114
