The company you work for has developed a modified poly(urethane) material for a potential vascular graft application. You have been instructed to examine the body's inflammatory response to the material and determine whether an implant can be created such that the inflammatory response would not hinder the implant's function. What experiment would you conduct to characterize the inflammatory response to the material and to evaluate its suitability for this application?
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First, we need to prepare samples of the modified poly(urethane) material in a form suitable for implantation, such as cylindrical tubes mimicking the shape of a vascular graft. Show more…
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