Composite Scaffolds Based on Intestinal Extracellular Matrices and Oxidized Polyvinyl Alcohol: A Preliminary Study for a New Regenerative Approach in Short Bowel Syndrome

Pediatric Short Bowel Syndrome is a rare malabsorption disease occurring because of massive surgical resections of the small intestine. To date, the issues related to current strategies including intestinal transplantation prompted the attention towards tissue engineering (TE). This work aimed to de...

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Main Authors: Francesca Grandi, Elena Stocco, Silvia Barbon, Anna Rambaldo, Martina Contran, Francesco Fascetti Leon, Piergiorgio Gamba, Pier Paolo Parnigotto, Veronica Macchi, Raffaele De Caro, Andrea Porzionato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7824757