Physical crosslinking of collagen fibers: Comparison of ultraviolet irradiation and dehydrothermal treatment

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 1995, Pages 1373-1379

  Weadock, Kevin S ^a   Miller, Edward J ^b   Bellincampi, Lisa D ^a   Zawadsky, Joseph P ^a   Dunn, Michael G ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; COLLAGEN; CROSSLINKING; FIBERS; LIGAMENTS; RADIATION EFFECTS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; COLLAGEN FIBERS; DEHYDROTHERMAL TREATMENT; MOLECULAR INTEGRITY;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ACETIC ACID; COLLAGEN; PEPSIN A;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS LINKING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SOLUBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

ACETIC ACIDS; ANIMAL; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; COLLAGEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; HEAT; HYDROLYSIS; PEPSIN A; SOLUBILITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0029394848     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: 10974636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.820291108     Document Type: Article

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