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. 2020 Nov 27;6(6):1663–1675. doi: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2020.11.012

Table 1.

Experimental design for the In-Vivo study.

Time Point 28-day cohort
Day 0 (Implantation)
  • Anesthesia

  • Bodyweight

  • Access (left carotid arteries)

  • Angiography/QVA of target/implanted arteries (pre-device, balloon, and post-device)

  • Device implantation: Left and/or right SFA, right renal artery, and left iliac artery

  • OCT (post-device), device acute performance and recovery

Day 14 (14 days)
  • Anesthesia

  • Bodyweight

  • Access (right carotid arteries)

  • Angiography/QVA/OCT of implanted arteries

Day 28 (28 days)
  • Anesthesia

  • Bodyweight

  • Access (left carotid arteries)

  • Angiography/QVA/OCT of implanted arteries (final)

  • Euthanasia

  • Necropsy/Tissue Harvest

Post-Harvest
  • QVA analysis

  • OCT analysis

  • High resolution implanted artery radiography

  • Micro-CT

  • Histology