Vascular endothelial growth factor improves physico-mechanical properties and enhances endothelialization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)/poly(ε-caprolactone) small-diameter vascular grafts in vivo

• Main Authors: Larisa V Antonova (Author), Victoria V Sevostyanova (Author), Anton G Kutikhin (Author), Andrey V Mironov (Author), Evgeniya O Krivkina (Author), Amin R Shabaev (Author), Vera G Matveeva (Author), Elena A Velikanova (Author), Evgeniya A Sergeeva (Author), Andrey Yu Burago (Author), Georgiy Yu Vasyukov (Author), Tatiana V Glushkova (Author), Yuliya A Kudryavtseva (Author), Olga L Barbarash (Author), Leonid S Barbarash (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The combination of a natural hydrophilic polymer poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) and a synthetic hydrophobic polymer poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) is promising for the preparation of biodegradable and biocompatible small-diameter vascular grafts for bypass surgery. However, physico-...