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Author SIERRA, DAVID H

Title SURGICAL ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS : urrent technology and applications;urrent technology and applications
Published BOCA RATON : CRC Press, 1998

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Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Contributing Authors -- Section I-Adhesive Technologies -- Chapter 1: History of Tissue Adhesives -- Introduction -- The Ideal Adhesive -- Cyanoacrylate -- Fibrin Sealant -- Gelatin-Resorcinol-Formol (GRF) Glue -- Mussel Adhesive Protein Prolamine Gel and Transforming Growth Factor Beta (TGF-ß) -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Commercial Pooled-Source Fibrin Sealant -- Introduction -- Production Issues -- Product Safety -- Application of Fibrin Sealants
Availability of Commercial Products -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Mussel Adhesive Protein -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 4: Fibrin-Collagen Composite Tissue Adhesive -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Effect of Collagen Preparation on Gelation (Thrombin) Time -- Concentrations and Gelation Time Effects in Vitro -- Viscosity of Fibrinogen, Collagen and Composite Solutions -- Prepolymerized -- Viscoelastic Mechanical Properties -- Dissolution Onset Time -- Conclusion -- References
Chapter 5: Soldering Is a Superior Alternative to Fibrin Sealant -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Laser System -- Preparation of Adhesives/Solders -- Animal Model -- Analysis -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- Section II-Laboratory Evaluation -- Chapter 6: Kinetic and Mechanical Parameters of Fibrin Glue -- Introduction -- Mechanism of Gel Formation -- Kinetics of Gelation -- Mechanical Properties -- Viscoelasticity -- Breaking Strength -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References
Chapter 7: Surgical Tissue Adhesives: Host Tissue Response, Adhesive Strength and Clinical Performance -- Introduction -- Host Tissue Response to Adhesives -- Biomechanical Testing of Adhesives -- Clinical Efficacy -- Final Comments -- References -- Chapter 8: Biological and Rheological Properties of a Virally Inactivated Fibrin Glue (Biocol®): Comparison to an Autologous Fibrin Glue -- Introduction -- Fibrin Glue Production -- Biochemical and Biological Properties -- Rheological Properties -- Viral Safety and Validation -- Clinical Applications -- Regulatory Aspects -- Conclusions -- References
Chapter 9: Assessment of Restored Tissue Elasticity in Prolonged in vivo Animal Tissue Healing: Comparing Fibrin Sealant to Suturing -- Introduction -- Restored Biomechanical Tissue Integrity -- Materials and Methods -- Fibrin Sealant Preparations -- Fibrin Sealant Application -- In vivo Animal Tissue Sealant Closures -- Tensile Constants-Measurements and Assessment -- Results and Discussion -- Tensile Testing Results -- Tensile Break Strength -- Tensile Strength -- Tensile Elongation -- References -- Chapter 10: Veterinary Hemaseel®: Ex vivo and in vivo Studies on Bovine Fibrin Sealant
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ISBN 1000673219
9781000673210