A new in vitro model to study cellular responses after thermomechanical damage in monolayer cultures.

Although electrosurgical instruments are widely used in surgery to cut tissue layers or to achieve hemostasis by coagulation (electrocautery), only little information is available concerning the inflammatory or immune response towards the debris generated. Given the elevated local temperatures requi...

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Main Authors: Alice Hettler, Simon Werner, Stefan Eick, Stefan Laufer, Frank Weise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3857248?pdf=render