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Biocompatible Coatings for Heart Valves and Vascular Grafts
There are currently 300,000 heart valve replacements each year worldwide and this number is estimated to triple by 20501. The materials most often utilized for these replacement valves can have substantial drawbacks for patient health. Bioprosthetic heart valves have shorter functional lifespans when compared to non-biological mechanical heart valves...
Published: 4/4/2019
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Inventor(s): Susan James, Harold Dean iv, Lakshmi Prasad Dasi, Marcio Forleo
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Category(s): Human Health
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