Ziheng Wu

A Dual-Functional Hydrogel Coating for Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Endografts with Antibacterial and Interface-Sealing Functions

Abstract Although expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) endografts provide excellent mechanical exclusion of aneurysm blood flow, they remain biologically inert and lack surface functions that actively prevent bacterial colonization or promote favorable graft–vessel interface...