Biodegradable Stents: In vitro medical device testing

Our lab has developed a proving ground for newly developed endovascular medical devices. We are able to treat 3D-printed models of common cerebrovascular diseases (such as aneurysms or arteriovenous malformations) with medical devices the same way they would be used in surgery. We then use a suite of benchtop and computational methods to test the efficacy and safety of these devices. This suite includes computational fluid dynamics, particle image velocimetry, microtomographic imaging, and genetic testing of models lined with vascular cells.