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Soft Biomimetic Approach for the Development of Calcinosis-Resistant Glutaraldehyde-Fixed Biomaterials for Cardiovascular Surgery

Alyona I. Zvyagina,
Vladislav V. Minaychev,
Margarita I. Kobyakova,
Yana V. Lomovskaya,
Anatoliy S. Senotov,
Kira V. Pyatina,
Vladimir S. Akatov,
Roman S. Fadeev and
Irina S. Fadeeva

Biomimetics2023, 8(4), 357;https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics8040357

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10 August 2023

Pathological aseptic calcification is the most common form of structural valvular degeneration (SVD), leading to premature failure of heart valve bioprostheses (BHVs). The processing methods used to obtain GA-fixed pericardium-based biomaterials dete...

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Infrared Spectroscopic Verification of a α-Helical Collagen Structure in Glutaraldehyde-Free Crosslinked Bovine Pericardium for Cardiac Implants

Cindy Welzel,
Ulla König,
Anett Jannasch,
Klaus Matschke,
Sems-Malte Tugtekin,
Claudia Dittfeld and
Gerald Steiner

Life2022, 12(12), 2035;https://doi.org/10.3390/life12122035

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6 December 2022

The degeneration of heart valve bioprostheses due to calcification processes is caused by the intercalation of calciumhydroxyapatite in pericardium collagen bundles. Variations of the protein secondary structure of biomaterials according to preparati...

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Adhesion and Activation of Blood Platelets on Laser-Structured Surfaces of Biomedical Metal Alloys

Marta Kamińska,
Aleksandra Jastrzębska,
Magdalena Walkowiak-Przybyło,
Marta Walczyńska,
Piotr Komorowski and
Bogdan Walkowiak

J. Funct. Biomater.2023, 14(9), 478;https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb14090478

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18 September 2023

The laser surface modification of metallic implants presents a promising alternative to other surface modification techniques. A total of four alloyed metallic biomaterials were used for this study: medical steel (AISI 316L), cobalt–chromium&nd...

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