Cell-Free Vascular Grafts: A Breakthrough in Autonomous Healing and Endothelial Support
Yulun Wu and Mohamed Alaa Eldein Mohamed (Stelios Andreadis group) recently published a paper in Biomaterials “Self-healing and cell-free vascular grafts.”
Published October 21, 2025
Yulun Wu
The study presents the development of autonomous self-healing elastomers for engineering bi-layered vascular grafts, which demonstrate rapid self-healing within seconds post-injury in vitro and in vivo, and support endothelialization.
Mohamed Mohamed
Such self-healing, cell-free grafts hold significant promise for applications in arteriovenous access grafts and other vascular interventions, particularly for patients undergoing hemodialysis.
In addition, Yulun Wu was awarded the Ajinkya Fellowship, which recognizes outstanding graduate students at UB, as well as the AIChE Women in Chemical Engineering (WIC) Travel Award, to present this work at the upcoming AIChE meeting in November 2025.
