Small caliber vascular grafts. Part II: Polyurethanes revisited

Journal of Biomaterials Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-61

  Zdrahala, Richard J ^a,b  

^a CardioTech International Inc   (United States)

^b Research and Development

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOMATERIAL; POLYURETHAN;

BLOOD; BLOOD VESSEL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ELASTICITY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POROSITY; PROSTHESIS; PULSATILE FLOW; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; WOUND HEALING;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BLOOD; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSELS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; COMPLIANCE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYURETHANES; POROSITY; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PULSATILE FLOW; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WOUND HEALING;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMATERIALS; BLOOD VESSELS; POLYESTERS; POLYETHERS; POLYURETHANES; SILICONES;

BIODURABILITY; POLYCARBONATE POLYOLS; POLYESTER POLYOLS; POLYESTER POLYURETHANES; SMALL CALIBER VASCULAR GRAFTS;

GRAFTS;

EID: 0030176638     PISSN: 08853282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088532829601100102     Document Type: Article

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