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UBC Vancouver: Innovative coating for blood vessels reduces rejection of transplanted organs

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Dr. Kizhakkedathu’s team synthesized a polymer to mimic these sugars and developed a chemical process for applying it to the blood vessels. He worked with UBC chemistry professor Dr. Stephen Withers and the study’s co-lead authors, PhD candidate Daniel Luo and recent chemistry PhD Dr. Erika Siren. “I remember seeing an organ sitting in a […]