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Experimental improvement of microvascular allografts with the new material polyurethane and microvessel endothelial
R Bschorer1, G B Köveker, G Gehrke
1Maxillofacial Clinic, Nordwestdeutsche Kieferklinik Eppendorf, University of Hamburg, Germany.
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
|December 1, 1994
Abstract:
The major aim of this experimental study was the improvement of hemo- and biocompatibility of microvascular allografts. Comparison of polyurethane and ePTFE (expanded polytetrafluoroethene) micrografts did not show a significant advantage of the new material polyurethane. When the endothelial cell seeding method was applied, endothelial cell harvesting from rat fat proved to be very difficult. Therefore, further research on microvessel endothelial cell seeding is planned.