Histological Evaluation of the Biocompatibility of Polyurea Crosslinked Silica Aerogel Implants in a Rat Model: A Pilot Study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Sabri, Firouzeh ^a   Boughter, John D ^b   Gerth, David ^b   Skalli, Omar ^a   Phung, Thien Chuong N ^a   Tamula, George Rudolph M ^a   Leventis, Nicholas ^c  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLYUREA; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FIBROUS CAPSULE FORMATION; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HEART; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMPLANT; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE; KIDNEY; LUNG; MALE; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; POLYUREA CROSSLINKED SILICA AEROGEL IMPLANT; RAT; SPLEEN; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE REACTION;

EID: 84871228427     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050686     Document Type: Article

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