DEVELOPMENT OF A POLYMERIC SELF-EXPANDING SURGICAL “SMART” PATCH FOR PRENATAL FETOSCOPIC SPINA BIFIDA REPAIR AND
OTHER POTENTIAL ENDOSCOPIC INDICATIONS. Jose L Peiro, MD, PhD1, Rigwed Tatu, PhD2, Marc Oria, PhD1, Chia-Ying Lin, PhD2; 1The Center for Fetal,
Cellular and Molecular Therapy. Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery Division. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC). Cincinnati,
OH. USA., 2Department of Biomedical, Chemical, and Environmental Engineering, The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. USA.