Bioengineered Vein Implanted into First U.S. Dialysis Patient


In a pioneering breakthrough, Duke University Hospital surgeons have implanted a bioengineered vein into a 62-year-old kidney dialysis patient as part of a U.S. clinical trial. The vein, created by Duke and bioengineering company Humacyte, was grown on a biodegradable mesh scaffold using human cells. Nutrients were pumped rhythmically into the vessel-shaped scaffold to simulate … Continue reading Bioengineered Vein Implanted into First U.S. Dialysis Patient