Structural characterization of four different naturally occurring porcine collagen membranes suitable for medical applications.

Collagen is the main structural element of connective tissues, and its favorable properties make it an ideal biomaterial for regenerative medicine. In dental medicine, collagen barrier membranes fabricated from naturally occurring tissues are used for guided bone regeneration. Since the morphologica...

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Main Authors: Thimo Maurer, Michael H Stoffel, Yury Belyaev, Niklaus G Stiefel, Beatriz Vidondo, Susanne Küker, Helga Mogel, Birgit Schäfer, Jasmin Balmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6169977?pdf=render