Figure 4. Evaluations of artificial blood vessels in vivo. (A) Macroscopic views of grafts upon implantation. (B) Macroscopic views of grafts post-operation. (C) Ultrasound image of graft implanted into rat common carotid artery. (D) Representative image of recorded angiogram showing graft patency. (E) Haematoxylin & eosin cross-sectional image. (F) Immunofluorescence image of the middle section of a vascular graft. (G) Common animal models for evaluation in vivo. EVG: elastic Van Gieson (Verhoeff ′s Van Gieson); GRAFT: graft. Created with BioRender.com.
