Rapamycin-coated expanded polytetrafluoroethylene bypass grafts exhibit decreased anastomotic neointimal hyperplasia in a porcine model Catherine Cagiannos, MD, Omran R. Abul-Khoudoud, MD, Waldemar DeRijk, PhD, Daniel H. Shell, MD, Lisa K. Jennings, PhD, Elizabeth A. Tolley, PhD, Charles R. Handorf, MD, PhD, Timothy C. Fabian, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 42, Issue 5, Pages 980-988 (November 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2005.06.018 Copyright © 2005 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Scanning electron assessment of grafts. A, Uncoated expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE; U-eP; original magnification, ×1000). B, Adhesive-coated ePTFE (A-eP; original magnification, ×1000). C, Rapamycin-eluting ePTFE (R-eP; original magnification, ×1000). D, R-eP (original magnification, ×2500). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2005 42, 980-988DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2005.06.018) Copyright © 2005 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions