Engineering a Self-Expandable Endovascular Embolization Device

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Materials Science and Engineering

Project Description:

Embolizations are a minimally-invasive surgical procedure used to treat a variety of conditions including arteriovenous malformations, hemorrhages, and aneurysms. The current gold standard device for performing embolizations is a platinum coil, which are very expensive and can lead to a variety of complications. For this project, we created a macroporous alginate-nanofiber composite cryogel device that surpasses platinum coils in the areas of cost, versatility, and ease of use, while at the same time matching the fast-acting and permanent nature of coils.

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Project Mentors, Sponsors, and Partners

  • Dr. Hai-Quan Mao

  • Dr. Christos Georgiades

  • Dr. Chi Zhang

Course Faculty

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