Relative influence of polymer fiber diameter and surface charge on fibrous capsule thickness and vessel density for single-fiber implants

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 462-467

  Sanders, J E ^a   Cassisi, D V ^a   Neumann, T ^a   Golledge, S L ^a   Zachariah, S G ^a   Ratner, B D ^a   Bale, S D ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrous capsule; Hexafluoropropylene; Methacrylic acid; Microfiber; N,N dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate; Vessel density

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FIBERS; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYPROPYLENES; STATISTICAL METHODS; TISSUE;

SURFACE CHARGES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

BIOMATERIAL; FLUORINE DERIVATIVE; HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE; METHACRYLIC ACID; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHACRYLIC ACID DIMETHYLAMINOETHYL ESTER; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLUORINATED ETHYLENE PROPYLENE; POLITEF; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FIBER; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; GEOMETRY; IMPLANT; MATERIAL COATING; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SURFACE CHARGE; TISSUE SECTION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYMERS; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACIDS; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0042970743     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.10525     Document Type: Article

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