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. 2019 Jun 26;14(6):e0217709. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217709

Fig 2. Bioreactor designs for complex-shaped BVMs.

Fig 2

SolidWorks was used to design bioreactors that could house BVMs in some of the complex geometries of native coronary arteries as defined by the ACC/AHA. The main chamber of each new bioreactor consisted of the same easy-to-use polypropylene container as described in Fig 1. However, inlets and outlets were repositioned so that scaffolds could be mounted in the various bent geometries, resulting in three different systems to accommodate S- (A–B), L- (C–D), and U-shaped (E–F) configurations.