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A fibroblast is shown migrating through the highly-porous thin film {human explant. A-V shunt. 4 years duration. H & E stain).

Strong, yet supple; b l o o d t i g h t , yet p o r o u s - - the GORE-TEX ®Vascular Graft is a c o m p l e x r e p l a c e m e n t in a c o m p l e x system. PTFE for the GORE-TEX Vascular Graft undergoes a longitudinal expansion process forming the node-and-fibril structure o f the graft waft. A thin, highly-porous PTFE film is t h e n circumferentially applied to the graft's o u t e r surface. This reinforces the wall - - acting in m u c h the same way as the adventitia o f the natural vessel. O n l y GORE-TEX Vascular Grafts are fabricated in this m a n n e r , resulting in: S u p e r i o r h a n d l i n g - - as e x e m p l i f i e d b y the s u p p l e n e s s o f the T h i n Wailed GORE-TEX Vascular Graft. Unexcelled multi-directional s t r e n g t h - to resist s u t u r e p u l l o u t , a n e u w s m , b u r s t i n g o r "zippering.PorosiW, inertness a n d b i o c o m p a t i b i l i t y - - to allow cellular i n g r o w t h a n d prom o t e first-rate p e r f o r m a n c e .

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