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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 21.
Published in final edited form as: Prog Biomed Eng (Bristol). 2020 Feb 12;2(1):012003. doi: 10.1088/2516-1091/ab6c7d

Figure 8.

Figure 8.

(A) Schematic illustration of STB fabrication. STB is extruded from the catheter tip. (B) Storage moduli (G′) of 6% (w/v) STBs after repeated cycles of low and high strain. (C) A representative injection force curve to deliver STB through a catheter. Laser Doppler microperfusion imaging showing (D) hindlimb perfusion before STB injection and (E) no hindlimb perfusion after STB injection in rat model. (F) Coronal CT study confirmed no pulmonary embolism occurred in porcine model during 24 days after STB embolization. (G) Gross evaluation at 24 days shows STB (arrow) occluding the vein. (H) Percentage of vessel remodeling (replacement of STB with connective tissue) over time, (n = 6). Reproduced with permission from [161].