DocumentCode
1985623
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
fYear
2011
fDate
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Firstpage
698
Lastpage
700
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193731
Filename
6193731
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