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History, progress and future challenges of artificial blood vessels: a narrative review
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Ke Hu, Yuxuan Li, Zunxiang Ke, Hongjun Yang, Chanjun Lu, Yiqing Li, Yi Guo, Weici Wang
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Table 3 Mechanical properties of natural vessels and some artificial blood vessels.
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| Burst pressure (mmHg) | Compliance (%/100 mmHg) | | Values for artificial blood vessels12, 91 | >1000 | 10-20 | | Dog femoral artery118 | 2895 ± 263 | 10.3 ± 2.3 | | Human internal mammary artery119 | 3196 ± 1264 | 11.5 ± 3.9 | Biodegradable chitosan vascular grafts
(with 4 mm inner diameter)118 | 1688 ± 236 | 5.7 ± 1.3 | | Tissue-engineered blood vessels13 | 3490 ± 892 | 3.4 ± 1.6 | | Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts119 | – | 0.51 | | Silk fibroin grafts119 | – | 1.90 |
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