A fully biodegradable polydioxanone occluder for ventricle septal defect closure

Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is one of the commonest congenital heart diseases (CHDs). Current occluders for VSD treatment are mainly made of nitinol, which has the risk of nickel allergy, persistent myocardial abrasion and fatal arrythmia. Herein, a fully biodegradable polydioxanone (PDO) occlud...

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Main Authors: Zefu Li, Pengxu Kong, Xiang Liu, Shuyi Feng, Wenbin Ouyang, Shouzheng Wang, Xiaopeng Hu, Yongquan Xie, Fengwen Zhang, Yuxin Zhang, Rui Gao, Weiwei Wang, Xiangbin Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2023-06-01
Series:Bioactive Materials
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452199X22005060