ERI: Engineering Bioactive Metallo-Elastomer Vascular Grafts with Integrated Piezoelectric — NSF Award to Rowan University (NJ, $2
Heart and blood vessel diseases are among the leading causes of death in the United States. Many patients require surgery to replace damaged blood vessels, but reliable artificial options for small vessels do not currently exist. Existing synthetic grafts frequently fail because they heal poorly and can cause blood clo
| Award title | ERI: Engineering Bioactive Metallo-Elastomer Vascular Grafts with Integrated Piezoelectric |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2553258 |
| Awardee | Rowan University |
| City | GLASSBORO |
| State | NJ |
| Amount obligated | $200,000 |
| Principal investigator | Ying Chen |
| Program | Engineering of Biomed Systems |
| Start date | 07/01/2026 |
| Abstract | Heart and blood vessel diseases are among the leading causes of death in the United States. Many patients require surgery to replace damaged blood vessels, but reliable artificial options for small vessels do not currently exist. Existing synthetic grafts frequently fail because they heal poorly and can cause blood clots. Surgeons often must use a patient’s own veins, increasing pain, risk, and recovery times. This Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) project will develop a biodegradable blood |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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