Biomaterials advances in patches for congenital heart defect repair

Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 646-654

  Pok, Seokwon ^a   Jacot, Jeffrey G ^a,b  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomaterial; Cardiac patch; Cardiac surgery; Natural polymer; Pediatric; Scaffold; Synthetic polymer; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYACID; ALGINIC ACID; BIOMATERIAL; CHITOSAN; FIBRIN; GELATIN; HYALURONIC ACID; POLITEF; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYGLACTIN; POLYLACTIC ACID; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CELL FUNCTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATERIAL COATING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE; SUBMUCOSA; THERAPY EFFECT; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; POLYMERS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 81855213125     PISSN: 19375387     EISSN: 19375395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12265-011-9289-8     Document Type: Review

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