An artificial artery is set to be tested in human trials early this year.
London’s Royal Free Hospital used nanotechnology to develop the small bypass graft from a polymer material.
The material enables the graft to mimic the natural pulsing of human blood vessels, which enables them to deliver nutrients to the body’s tissues.
The ultimate aim is to use the graft in coronary artery and lower-limb arterial surgery, which doctors say could reduce amputations and heart attacks.
If the trials – funded by a grant of £500,000 – are successful, the device could potentially help thousands of patients with vascular disease.
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