Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Type
Clinical Investigator Award (CIA) (K08)
Project #
5K08HL003492-03
Application #
2734956
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZHL1-CSR-Y (F1))
Project Start
1996-07-01
Project End
1998-08-31
Budget Start
1998-07-01
Budget End
1998-08-31
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
1998
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Massachusetts General Hospital
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Boston
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02199

  Publications

Higgins, Steven P; Solan, Amy K; Niklason, Laura E (2003) Effects of polyglycolic acid on porcine smooth muscle cell growth and differentiation. J Biomed Mater Res A 67:295-302
Prabhakar, Vikas; Grinstaff, Mark W; Alarcon, Javier et al. (2003) Engineering porcine arteries: effects of scaffold modification. J Biomed Mater Res A 67:303-11
Niklason, L E; Abbott, W; Gao, J et al. (2001) Morphologic and mechanical characteristics of engineered bovine arteries. J Vasc Surg 33:628-38
Niklason, L E; Langer, R (2001) Prospects for organ and tissue replacement. JAMA 285:573-6
Niklason, L E; Gao, J; Abbott, W M et al. (1999) Functional arteries grown in vitro. Science 284:489-93
Gao, J; Niklason, L; Langer, R (1998) Surface hydrolysis of poly(glycolic acid) meshes increases the seeding density of vascular smooth muscle cells. J Biomed Mater Res 42:417-24
Niklason, L E; Langer, R S (1997) Advances in tissue engineering of blood vessels and other tissues. Transpl Immunol 5:303-6