Title of article
Glutaraldehyde as a fixative in bioprostheses and drug delivery matrices
Author/Authors
A. Jayakrishnan، نويسنده , , S. R. Jameela، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1996
Pages
14
From page
471
To page
484
Abstract
The use of glutaraldehyde as a fixative in bioprostheses and drug delivery matrices is reviewed. The chemistry of glutaraldehyde cross-linking and its effect on the biological performance of a number of bioprostheses such as tissue heart valves, vascular grafts, pericardial patches, tendon grafts and drug delivery matrices are examined.
Keywords
Heart valves , glutaraldehyde , Bioprostheses , tissue valves
Journal title
Biomaterials
Serial Year
1996
Journal title
Biomaterials
Record number
542421
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