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Materials in Medicine: Hemodialysis and Prosthetic Vascular Grafts

Posted on March 20th, 2017 by Dr. Sina Ebnesajjad in New Materials & Applications

Depiction of an ePTFE Arteriovenous Fistula Graft in a Human Arm (left); and Needle inserted in a Graft (right) (Source: W. L. Gore & Associates, www.goremedical.com)

Human kidneys are very important because they keep the composition, or makeup, of the blood stable, which lets the body function normally Continue reading “Materials in Medicine: Hemodialysis and Prosthetic Vascular Grafts” »