Scientists Grow Artificial Blood Vessels

A North Carolina company named Humacyte has created artificial blood vessels that are grown in labs...

"Scientists say they have successfully tested artificial blood vessels grown in the laboratory.

In a heart bypass operation, surgeons typically remove a vein from a patient's leg and use it to replace blocked arteries that feed the muscles of the heart. But what if, instead of cutting open the patient's leg, the surgeon used an artificial blood vessel that has been sitting in a hospital refrigerator? The new research suggests that day may soon come.

The artificial blood vessels are made by coating a biodegradable, plastic mesh tube with human or animal muscle cells. The cells produce a protein structure shaped like the plastic tube, which dissolves."

VOA News has the full story on artificial blood vessels.

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