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MEDICAL USES OF COLLAGEN SPONGES RECONSTITUTED BY FREEZE-DRYING.

Author(s) : CHVAPIL M., SUWELACK W., ECKMAYER Z.

Summary

THE MAIN METHODS AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE MANUFACTURE OF COLLAGEN SPONGES FOR VARIOUS MEDICAL APPLICATIONS ARE STUDIED. THEY MAY VARY AS FOR RESILIENCE, PORE SIZE OF CONTINUOUS CHANNELS AND RATE OF BIODEGRADATION. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PROPER SELECTION OF AN ADEQUATE BIOCOMPATIBLE CROSS-LINKING AGENT IS ST THE AUTHORS REVIEW THE SPONGES USED AS HEMOSTATIC AGENTS, WOUND DRESSING MATERIAL, IMPLANTS FOR BONE AND CARTILAGE RECONSTRUCTION AND AS ARESERVOIR FOR DRUG DELIVERY.

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  • Original title: MEDICAL USES OF COLLAGEN SPONGES RECONSTITUTED BY FREEZE-DRYING.
  • Record ID : 1987-0780
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Fundamentals and Applications of Freeze-Drying to Biological Materials, Drugs and Foodstuffs.
  • Publication date: 1985/05/20
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