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SUBMITTER: Seib FP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3872823 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Seib F Philipp FP Herklotz Manuela M Burke Kelly A KA Maitz Manfred F MF Werner Carsten C Kaplan David L DL
Biomaterials 20131004 1
Over the past 30 years, silk has been proposed for numerous biomedical applications that go beyond its traditional use as a suture material. Silk sutures are well tolerated in humans, but the use of silk for vascular engineering applications still requires extensive biocompatibility testing. Some studies have indicated a need to modify silk to yield a hemocompatible surface. This study examined the potential of low molecular weight heparin as a material for refining silk properties by acting as ...[more]