Mechanical loading of bovine pericardium accelerates enzymatic degradation

Biomaterials

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1143-1150

  Ellsmere, James C ^a   Khanna, Rajesh A ^a   Lee, J Michael ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Bioprosthesis; Enzymolysis; Heart valves; Mechanical properties; Pericardium

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ENZYMES; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LOAD TESTING; SOLUBILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRAIN; TISSUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); COLLAGENASE; ENZYMOLYSIS; TRYPSIN;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESES;

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CLOSTRIDIOPEPTIDASE A; COLLAGEN FIBER; HYDROXYPROLINE; PROTEIN; TROMETAMOL; TRYPSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CATTLE; DYNAMICS; ENZYMOLOGY; HEART VALVE BIOPROSTHESIS; HUMAN TISSUE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SOLUBILIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CALCINOSIS; CATTLE; COLLAGENASES; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; MICROCOMPUTERS; PERICARDIUM; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRYPSIN; WEIGHT-BEARING;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0033151357     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(99)00013-7     Document Type: Article

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