Mechanical compliance and immunological compatibility of fixative-free decellularized/cryopreserved human pericardium.

Mechanical compliance and immunological compatibility of fixative-free decellularized/cryopreserved human pericardium.

<h4>Background</h4>The pericardial tissue is commonly used to produce bio-prosthetic cardiac valves and patches in cardiac surgery. The procedures adopted to prepare this tissue consist in treatment with aldehydes, which do not prevent post-graft tissue calcification due to incomplete xe...

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Main Authors: Maria Cristina Vinci, Giulio Tessitore, Laura Castiglioni, Francesca Prandi, Monica Soncini, Rosaria Santoro, Filippo Consolo, Francesca Colazzo, Barbara Micheli, Luigi Sironi, Gianluca Polvani, Maurizio Pesce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23705010/?tool=EBI

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