Two years after in vivo implantation of poly(DL-lactide-ε- caprolactone) nerve guides: Has the material finally resorbed?

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 734-738

  Meek, Marcel F ^a   Jansen, Koen ^b  

^a BERNHOVEN HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Hutchinson Technology Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen III IV distribution; Foreign body reaction; Long term nerve regeneration; Neurolac; Poly(DL lactide caprolactone) nerve guide

Indexed keywords

CAPROLACTONE; DL-LACTIDE; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; FOREIGN BODY REACTIONS; IMPLANTATION PERIODS; IN-VIVO; LONG-TERM NERVE REGENERATION; MULTINUCLEATED GIANT CELLS; NERVE GUIDE; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TISSUE; NEUROLAC; RAT SCIATIC NERVE; S-CAPROLACTONE; SCIATIC NERVES;

COLLAGEN;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

COLLAGEN TYPE 3; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; POLY(LACTIDE EPSILON CAPROLACTONE); POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; GIANT CELL; IMPLANT; MACROPHAGE; NERVE GUIDE; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FOOT ULCER; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; NERVE REGENERATION; POLYESTERS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCIATIC NERVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 66249126852     PISSN: 15493296     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.32024     Document Type: Article

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