In vitro pyrogen test - A new test method for solid medical devices

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 276-282

  Mazzotti, Francesca ^a   Beuttler, Julia ^a   Zeller, Richard ^b   Fink, Ulrich ^b   Schindler, Stefanie ^a   Wendel, Albrecht ^a   Harlung, Thomas ^a,c   Von Aulock, Sonja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b B Braun Melsungen AG   (Germany)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human; Lipopolysaccharide; Medical device; Pyrogen testing; Whole blood

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; IMMUNOLOGY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); POLYSACCHARIDES;

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MEDICAL DEVICE; PYROGEN TESTING; WHOLE BLOOD;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; PYROGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLIP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DEVICE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; LIPID ANALYSIS; NEUROSURGERY; SAFETY;

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; METHODS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PYROGENS; STERILIZATION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 33846321585     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.30922     Document Type: Article

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