Small calibre biosynthetic bacterial cellulose blood vessels: 13-months patency in a sheep model

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-62

  Malm, Carl Johan ^a,b   Risberg, Bo ^a   Bodin, Aase ^c   Bckdahl, Henrik ^c   Johansson, Bengt R ^d   Gatenholm, Paul ^c   Jeppsson, Anders ^a,b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

bacterial cellulose; graft; patency

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL CELLULOSE; BIOPOLYMER; CELLULOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GLUCONACETOBACTER XYLINUS; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; ULTRASOUND; VASCULAR PATENCY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CELLULOSE; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GLUCONACETOBACTER XYLINUS; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; MODELS, ANIMAL; SHEEP; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 84855404909     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: 16512006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14017431.2011.623788     Document Type: Article

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