Resistance to Tearing of Calf and Ostrich Pericardium: Influence of the Type of Suture Material and the Direction of the Suture Line

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-134

  García Páez, José María ^a   Carrera, Antonio ^b   Jorge, Eduardo ^c   Millán, Isabel ^a   Cordon, Angeles ^b   Maestro, María A ^a   Rocha, Aurora ^a   Castillo Olivares, José Luis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Calf pericardium; Cardiac bioprostheses; Ostrich pericardium; Tearing

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CARDIOLOGY; PROSTHETICS; TISSUE;

CARDIAC BIOPROSTHESIS; OSTRICH PERICARDIUM;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

BIOMATERIAL; NYLON; POLITEF; POLYAMIDE; POLYHEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE; SUTURE MATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OSTRICH; PERICARDIUM; SILK; SUTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CATTLE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS TESTING; PERICARDIUM; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; STRUTHIONIFORMES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 2442581107     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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