Gel Increases Success Rate of AVF Development
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Endomimetics, a biotechnology company, have showed that a self-assembling, nanomatrix gel that releases nitric oxide helped create a fully developed arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in rodents. The gel helps prevent overgrowth of cells at the anastomosis.
Read the full article » | Posted 01-14-2022
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