Artificial arteries, textiles

Zip-lock bags, carrier bags, microwave-safe shrinkwrap food film, Tupperware containers, food chopping boards, food packaging films, milk, bread and beer crates, water pipes, electrical cable insulation, geo-textiles, replacement body parts (e.g. heart valves, artificial arteries, hip Joints). ... 

Artificial blood vessels are another important type of medical textile materials, and are mainly inserted into an existing artery. As is commonly known, arteriosclerosis is the result of degenerative changes of the vessel wall, which can lead to thickening, loss of elastidly, and finally stenosis or even occlusion of the blood vessel. The stenosis of coronary arteries is a frequently encountered medical problem, and is often treated by using natural vessels (mainly veins from the leg) to make a bypass. 

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