Adhesive and sealant interfaces for general surgery applications

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 626-639

  Scognamiglio, Francesca ^a   Travan, Andrea ^a   Rustighi, Isabella ^a   Tarchi, Paola ^a   Palmisano, Silvia ^a   Marsich, Eleonora ^a   Borgogna, Massimiliano ^a   Donati, Ivan ^a   De Manzini, Nicolò ^a   Paoletti, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

adhesion; biomimetic; interface(s); polymer; tissue adhesion

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADHESIVES; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMIMETICS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; HISTOLOGY; POLYMERS; REPAIR; SURGERY; TISSUE;

ADHESION MECHANISMS; BIOLOGICAL ADHESIVES; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; MATERIAL FEATURES; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; TARGET APPLICATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETWORKS; TISSUE ADHESION;

SEALANTS;

ADHESIVE AGENT; ALBUMIN; CHITOSAN; CYANOACRYLATE; CYANOACRYLIC ACID OCTYL ESTER; DEXTRAN; FIBRIN; FIBRIN GLUE; FORMALDEHYDE; GELATIN; MACROGOL; POLYURETHAN; RESORCINOL; SEALANT; SURGICAL GLUE; POLYMER; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CROSS LINKING; DEVICE MATERIAL; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TARGET ORGAN; TISSUE ADHESION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES; SURGERY;

ANIMALS; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; POLYMERS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

EID: 84959928901     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.33409     Document Type: Review

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