Figure 4
From: Evaluation of a Miniaturized Biologically Vascularized Scaffold in vitro and in vivo
Representation of the mBioVaSc implantation and vascular anastomosis. (a) Median laparotomy of the abdominal wall. (b) Dissection of the infrarenal part of the aorta abdominalis as well as the caudal vena cava for the subsequent anastomosis. (c) Side-to-end anastomosis of the mBioVaSc’s artery and vein with the animal’s abdominal vasculature (highlighted by arrowhead). (d) Blood inflow into the mBioVaSc’s vascular system and the capillaries embedded in the lumen (highlighted by arrowheads and inlet) after removal of the clamps congesting the bloodstream during the surgical intervention.
