Photodynamic Therapy in the Extracellular Matrix of Mouse Lungs: Preliminary Results of an Alternative Tissue Sterilization Process

Lung transplantation is one of the most difficult and delicate procedures among organ transplants. For the success of the procedure and survival of the new organ, the sterilization step for acellular lungs prior to recellularization is important to ensure that they are free of any risk of transmitti...

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Main Authors: Luis Vicente Franco Oliveira, Nadua Apostólico, Juan José Uriarte, Renata Kelly da Palma, Renato A. Prates, Alessandro Melo Deana, Luis Rodolfo Ferreira, João Pedro Ribeiro Afonso, Rodolfo de Paula Vieira, Manoel Carneiro de Oliveira Júnior, Daniel Navajas, Ramon Farré, Rodrigo Alvaro B. Lopes-Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:International Journal of Photoenergy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5578387