Vascular grafts
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
An OST computational study of vascular prostheses is underway to assess how the devices affect blood flow and concentration of chemicals activated by the prosthetic material. The study hopes to discover factors that influence graft failure, which could be applied to the design of future endovascular grafts and stents. "Sponsors are increasingly turning to computational modeling to provide answers to problems not answerable by other techniques...particularly...for heart valve technology," the report notes