In vivo performance of a new biodegradable polyester urethane system used as a nerve guidance channel

Biomaterials

Volumn 19, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 2155-2165

  Borkenhagen, M ^a   Stoll, R C ^b   Neuenschwander, P ^b   Suter, U W ^b   Aebischer, P ^a  

^a University of Lausanne Medical Center   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Nerve guidance channel; Nerve repair; Rapidly degrading polyester urethane

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYESTERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

INFLAMMATORY REACTION; NERVE GUIDANCE CHANNEL; POLYESTER URETHANE SYSTEM;

BIOPOLYMERS;

BIOMATERIAL; POLYESTER; POLYMER; URETHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; DEGRADATION; ELASTICITY; GIANT CELL; IMPLANT; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCHWANN CELL; SCIATIC NERVE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 18544410890     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(98)00122-7     Document Type: Article

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