Intricate, laser-welded sugar networks dissolve to create pathways for blood in lab-grown tissues
In tests of anatomically representative phantoms, virtual reality sped procedures and meant reduced X-ray radiation exposure for patients.
To sustain engineered organs, the ability to generate vascular systems similar to parts of the body's own circulation will be critical.
UW Medicine’s Regional Heart Center last week became the first cardiology program in Washington state to implant a dissolving coronary stent, a technological advance approved this month by the FDA.
