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A Blood-Resistant Surgical Glue for Minimally Invasive Repair of Vessels and Heart Defects

2014; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 6; Issue: 218 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1126/scitranslmed.3006557

ISSN

1946-6242

Autores

Nora Lang, Maria Pereira, Yuhan Lee, Ingeborg Friehs, Nikolay V. Vasilyev, Eric N. Feins, Klemens Ablasser, Eoin D. O’Cearbhaill, Chenjie Xu, Assunta Fabozzo, Robert F. Padera, Steve Wasserman, Franz Freudenthal, Lino Ferreira, Róbert Langer, Jeffrey M. Karp, Pedro J. del Nido,

Tópico(s)

Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications

Resumo

A light-activated, biodegradable adhesive seals cardiovascular defects in the presence of blood flow and could be useful during minimally invasive surgery.

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