This is the first time scientists have observed vessels form with such a close resemblance to the complicated structure of naturally occurring blood vessels. An international research collaboration headed by the University of Sydney has created technology that allows for the production of materia
Artist’s impression of the ‘living blood vessel’, featuring the new material Credit: Designed by Ziyu Wang and illustrated by Ella Maru Studio
While others have attempted to create blood vessels with varying degrees of success in the past, senior author Professor Anthony Weiss from the Charles Perkins Centre noted that this is the first instance where scientists have observed the vessels develop with such a high degree of similarity to the complex structure of naturally occurring blood vessels.
“Currently when kids suffer from an abnormal vessel, surgeons have no choice but to use synthetic vessels that function well for a short time but inevitably children need additional surgeries as they grow. This new technology provides the exciting foundation for the manufactured blood vessels that to continue to grow and develop over time.”
This new technology means that, for the first time, these important concentric elastin rings can develop naturally within the walls of implanted tubes.
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