It is a general object of the invention to provide a method of effecting repair or replacement or supporting a section of a body tissue using tropoelastin, preferably crosslinked tropoelastin and specifically to provide a tropoelastin biomaterial suitable for use as a stent, for example, a vascular stent, or as conduit replacement, as an artery, vein or a ureter replacement. The tropoelastin biomaterial itself can also be used as a stent or conduit covering or coating or lining.
This is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/341,881, filed Nov. 15, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,989,244, and a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/658,855, filed on May 31, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,990,379.
