History, progress and future challenges of artificial blood vessels: a narrative review

Ke Hu, Yuxuan Li, Zunxiang Ke, Hongjun Yang, Chanjun Lu, Yiqing Li, Yi Guo, Weici Wang

Figure 1. The generation of artificial blood vessels. A few significant time points in the generation of artificial blood vessels and the main research areas are shown. ePTFE: expanded polytetrafluoroethylene; PCL: polycaprolactone; PGA: poly(glycolic acid); PLA: polylactic acid; PLCL: poly(L-lactide-co-caprolactone). Created with Biorender.com.