Comparative analysis of a fully-synthetic nanofabricated dura substitute and bovine collagen dura substitute in a large animal model of dural repair

Objective: Dura substitutes are commonly required to repair the dura mater during routine neurosurgical procedures. Biologic materials composed of xenogenic collagen represent the most prevalent dura substitute, yet often incite undesirable tissue responses that impair wound healing. Synthetic mater...

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Main Authors: Matthew R. MacEwan, PhD, Tamas Kovacs, MS, Joshua Osbun, MD, Wilson Z. Ray, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751918300574

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