Friday, February 23, 2007

Nanofiber-based Vascular Grafts by Nicast

Filed under: Vascular Surgery

Globes [online] is reporting that a company called Nicast is starting European trials of its peripheral vascular grafts. The firm's devices are made of Endoluminal Matrix Morphology technology, a proprietary poly-urethane nanometric scale fiber scaffolding that is thought to promote endothelialization of the grafts and, more importantly, allow grafts to self-seal following a needle puncture. In the picture, the Nicast graft is on the left and the ePTFE graft is on the right, both following 16G needle puncture.

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