The chemistry of tissue adhesive materials

Progress in Polymer Science

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1375-1405

  Bouten, Petra J M ^a,b   Zonjee, Marleen ^a   Bender, Johan ^c   Yauw, Simon T K ^d   Van Goor, Harry ^d   Van Hest, Jan C M ^a   Hoogenboom, Richard ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c GATT Technologies Mercator III   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hemostat; Polymer; Polysaccharide; Protein; Tissue adhesive; Tissue sealant

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; BIOMIMETICS; POLYMERS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS; SEALANTS;

CLINICAL APPLICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICES; HEMOSTAT; INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE; SPECIFIC PROPERTIES; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TISSUE SEALANTS;

TISSUE;

EID: 84902196876     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2014.02.001     Document Type: Review

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