In Vitro Evaluation of Spider Silk Meshes as a Potential Biomaterial for Bladder Reconstruction.

Reconstruction of the bladder by means of both natural and synthetic materials remains a challenge due to severe adverse effects such as mechanical failure. Here we investigate the application of spider major ampullate gland-derived dragline silk from the Nephila edulis spider, a natural biomaterial...

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Main Authors: Anne Steins, Pieter Dik, Wally H Müller, Stephin J Vervoort, Kerstin Reimers, Jörn W Kuhbier, Peter M Vogt, Aart A van Apeldoorn, Paul J Coffer, Koen Schepers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4687005?pdf=render