Description
Aortyx is a pioneer company founded by researchers from the IQS School of Engineering (Ramon Llull University) and the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona that aims at providing a new generation of endovascular devices to treat vascular diseases. Its technology focuses on tissue regeneration by mimicking the aorta biomechanical environment. It provides a suitable milieu for cell migration and proliferation in a bioresorbable platform that minimizes differences with the natural dynamics of the aorta.
My contribution
My University final project focuses on studying the fluid dynamics of aortic dissection models before and after applying a new treatment. Specifically, descending aortic dissection models and a patch model are generated using SolidWorks and simulated under various flow conditions. Pressure and velocity profiles within the artery, the dissection, and the patch are analyzed as functions of the patch’s porosity and the dissection model's characteristics. The new treatment has demonstrated its effectiveness, successfully clearing false lumen flow, reducing its size, and lowering pressure.