Engineers, doctors at UCLA develop novel material that could help fight arterial disease (EurekAlert!)

( University of California - Los Angeles ) To develop a device to treat peripheral arterial disease that could prevent thrombosis from occurring in small diameter vessels, a team from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, in collaboration with the UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, was recently awarded a $1 million Challenge Grant over two years by the National Institute …
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