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Biogenic polymer-based patches for congenital cardiac surgery: a feasibility study

OBJECTIVE: Currently used patch materials in congenital cardiac surgery do not grow, renew, or remodel. Patch calcification occurs more rapidly in pediatric patients eventually leading to reoperations. Bacterial cellulose (BC) as a biogenic polymer offers high tensile strength, biocompatibility, and...

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Autores principales: Richert, Emma, Nienhaus, Andrea, Ekroll Jahren, Silje, Gazdhar, Amiq, Grab, Maximilian, Hörer, Jürgen, Carrel, Thierry, Obrist, Dominik, Heinisch, Paul Philipp
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10325621/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37424903
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1164285