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Article: VASCULAR MATERIALS-New bioactivation mode for vascular prostheses made of 'Dacron' polyester
- Article from:
- Biomedical Materials
- Article date:
- September 1, 1995
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Biological conditions and the addition of connective proteins and glycosaminoglycans conferred on the material a composition and a three-dimensional structure equivalent to subendothelium, providing bioactive properties suitable for the development of a vascular prosthesis. A process was developed to increase the efficiency of vascular prostheses, using the ability of Dacron polyester to be covalently modified by proteins under mild ...
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