Title :
Chitosan-ECM bandages for photochemical tissue repair
Author :
Lauto, Antonio ; Mawad, Damia
Author_Institution :
Bioelectronics & Neurosci. Res. Group, Univ. of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
Extracellular matrices (ECMs) are currently anchored to tissue with sutures or staples to enhance wound healing in several reconstructive surgical procedures. We have recently developed a new photochemically-activated adhesive bandage to fix ECM on tissue without sutures.
Keywords :
adhesives; biological tissues; biomedical materials; laser applications in medicine; photochemistry; surgery; Chitosan-ECM bandage; extracellular matrices; photochemical tissue repair; photochemically activated adhesive bandage; reconstructive surgical procedure; wound healing; Electronic countermeasures; Films; Intestines; Laser beams; Lasers; Maintenance engineering; Radiation effects;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193731
