A multi-phase transitioning peptide hydrogel for suturing ultra-small vessels

Many surgeries are complicated by the need to anastomose, or reconnect, micron-scale vessels. Although suturing remains the gold standard for anastomosing vessels, it is difficult to place sutures correctly through collapsed lumen, making the procedure prone to failure. Here, we report a multi-phase...

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Published in:Nat Nanotechnol
Main Authors: Smith, Daniel J., Brat, Gabriel A., Medina, Scott H., Tong, Dedi, Huang, Yong, Grahammer, Johanna, Furtmüller, Georg J., Oh, Byoung Chol, Nagy-Smith, Katelyn J., Walczak, Piotr, Brandacher, Gerald, Schneider., Joel P.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4706483/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26524396
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2015.238
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