Characterization of the calcification of cardiac valve bioprostheses by environmental scanning electron microscopy and vibrational spectroscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 228, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-77

  Delogne, Christophe ^a   Lawford, Patricia V ^b   Habesch, Steven M ^a   Carolan, Vikki A ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcification; EDX; ESEM; FTIR; Heart valve bioprostheses; Hydroxyapatite; ICP; Raman; XRD

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; BONE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROXYAPATITE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; METAL IONS; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIOPROSTHESES; CALCIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FTIR; HEART VALVE BIOPROSTHESIS; HEART VALVES; ICP; RAMAN; XRD;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; HEART VALVE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

EID: 34848906634     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2007.01824.x     Document Type: Article

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