Biodegradation of polycarbonate-based polyurethanes by the human monocyte-derived macrophage and U937 cell systems

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 505-513

  Matheson, Loren A ^a,b   Labow, Rosalind S ^a,b   Santerre, J Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Hydrolytic activities; Monocyte derived macrophage; Polyurethane; U937 cells

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMATERIALS; CELLS; ENZYMES; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); POLYSTYRENES; TISSUE CULTURE;

BIOSTABILITY;

POLYURETHANES;

CHOLESTEROL ESTERASE; ESTERASE; METHIONINE; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; POLYCARBONATE; POLYURETHAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR; ARISTOLOCHIC ACID; ARISTOLOCHIC ACID I; BENZYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; POLYCARBOXYLATE CEMENT; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CELL STRAIN U937; CELL TYPE; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOTOPE LABELING; MACROPHAGE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; BIOREMEDIATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; MONOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ARISTOLOCHIC ACIDS; BIODEGRADATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FRACTIONATION; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMAN; MACROPHAGES; METHIONINE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MONOCYTES; PHENYLMETHYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; POLYCARBOXYLATE CEMENT; POLYURETHANES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; SULFUR RADIOISOTOPES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE; U937 CELLS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HUMANS;

EID: 0037104971     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.10286     Document Type: Article

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