Experimental protocols are fundamental for quantifying the mechanical behaviour of soft
tissue. These data are crucial for advancing the understanding of soft tissue mechanics …

The murine aorta is a complex, heterogeneous structure that undergoes large and
sometimes asymmetrical deformations under loading. For analytical convenience …

Small‐diameter vascular grafts perform poorly as arterial bypasses. We developed a cell‐
free, resorbable graft intended to remodel in situ into a living vessel. The graft consisted of a …

To address the need of alternatives to autologous vessels for small-calibre vascular
applications (eg cardiac surgery), a bio-hybrid semi-degradable material composed of silk …

Aortic stiffening is an inevitable manifestation of chronological aging, yet the mechano‐
molecular programs that orchestrate region‐and layer‐specific adaptations along the length …

Drug-coated balloon therapy is a minimally-invasive endovascular approach to treat
obstructive arterial disease, with increasing utilization in the peripheral circulation due to …

Fibrillin-1 is an elastin-associated glycoprotein that contributes to the long-term fatigue
resistance of elastic fibers as well as to the bioavailability of transforming growth factor-beta …

Drug-coated balloon (DCB) therapy is a promising endovascular treatment for obstructive
arterial disease. The goal of DCB therapy is restoration of lumen patency in a stenotic …

Background Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a common cardiac surgery.
Manufacturing small-diameter (2–5 mm) vascular grafts for CABG is important for patients …

Elastin is a key structural protein and its pathological degradation deterministic in aortic
aneurysm (AA) outcomes. Unfortunately, using current diagnostic and clinical surveillance …