Donkey pericardium as a select sourcing to manufacture percutaneous heart valves: Decellularization has not yet demonstrated any clear cut advantage to glutaraldehyde treatment
Background: The donkey pericardium is considered a good candidate to manufacture percutaneous heart valves based upon its thinness, low cellularity and undulating collagen bundles and laminates. Decellularization represents an avenue worth exploring, should its superiority to glutaraldehyde-treated...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-12-01
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Series: | Medicine in Novel Technology and Devices |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590093520300035 |