A Revolution in Heart Surgery: Scientists Create Artificial Blood Vessels That Grow Normally

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A Revolution in Heart Surgery: Scientists Create Artificial Blood Vessels That Grow Normally

"We have sufficiently advanced medicine to the point that artificial body parts are no longer science fiction. In fact, we may even start 3D printing organs, or have them grown in a lab. However, their artificial nature often means they won’t grow with a patient. For example, children need to undergo repeated surgeries until adulthood to replace implants they have outgrown.

Now, those days may soon be over. Researcher from the University of Minnesota have successfully created artificial blood vessels that will grow and expand as their host grows, like regular blood vessels..."

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https://futurism.com/a-revolution-in-heart-surgery-scientists-create-artificial-blood-vessels-that-grow-normally/

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