Intraperitoneal adhesions-An ongoing challenge between biomedical engineering and the life sciences

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 98 A, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 143-156

  Brochhausen, Christoph ^a   Schmitt, Volker H ^a   Rajab, Taufiek K ^b   Planck, Constanze N E ^c,d   Krämer, Bernhard ^c,d   Wallwiener, Markus ^c,d   Hierlemann, Helmut ^d,e   Kirkpatrick, C James ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d German Centre of Biomaterials and Artificial Organs EV Denkendorf   (Germany)

^e Institute of Textile Technology and Process Engineering   (Germany)

Author keywords

barrier materials; mesothelial cells; peritoneal adhesions; peritoneal wound healing; postoperative adhesion formation

Indexed keywords

BARRIER MATERIAL; MESOTHELIAL CELLS; PERITONEAL ADHESIONS; POSTOPERATIVE ADHESION FORMATION; WOUND HEALING;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; MATERIALS; OPTIMIZATION; TEXTILE MILLS; TISSUE;

ADHESION;

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; FIBRIN; HYALURONIC ACID; ICODEXTRIN; MACROGOL; POLITEF; POLY DEXTRO,LEVO LACTIDE EPSILON CAPROLACTONE TRIMETHYLENCARBONATE; POLYLACTIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOENGINEERING; BIOMEDICINE; CELL FUNCTION; HUMAN; LYOPHILISATE; MESOTHELIUM CELL; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TISSUE ADHESION; WOUND HEALING;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; EPITHELIUM; HUMANS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; TISSUE ADHESIONS;

EID: 79958184005     PISSN: 15493296     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.33083     Document Type: Review

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