Hyaluronan Biodegradable Scaffold for Small-caliber Artery Grafting: Preliminary Results in an Animal Model

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 411-417

  Lepidi, S ^a   Grego, F ^a   Vindigni, V ^b,c   Zavan, B ^b   Tonello, C ^b   Deriu, G P ^a   Abatangelo, G ^b   Cortivo, R ^b  

^a Department of Vascular Surgery ^*  (Italy)

^b Microbiology   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Peripheral vascular disease; Vascular graft

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; CD34 ANTIGEN; COLLAGEN FIBER; HYALURONIC ACID; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTIC FIBER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SURVIVAL; TISSUE REGENERATION;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; ARTERIES; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HYALURONIC ACID; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33748534144     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.02.012     Document Type: Article

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