Biomaterial characterization of off-the-shelf decellularized porcine pericardial tissue for use in prosthetic valvular applications

Engineering & Materials Science

• Biomaterials 100%
• Prosthetics 89%
• Characterization (materials science) 71%
• Tissue 69%
• Collagen 46%
• Assays 27%
• Heterografts 21%
• Glycosaminoglycans 20%
• Cytotoxicity 17%
• Endothelial cells 17%
• Transmission electron microscopy 11%
• Tensile properties 11%
• Hydrodynamics 10%
• Durability 9%
• Scanning electron microscopy 9%
• Wear of materials 8%
• Stiffness 8%
• Mechanical properties 7%
• Testing 6%

Chemical Compounds

• Valve 88%
• Collagen 78%
• Biomaterial 69%
• Glycosaminoglycan 31%
• Interstitial 28%
• Implant 26%
• Hydrodynamics 25%
• Application 25%
• Wear 25%
• Reduction 24%
• Transmission Electron Microscopy 17%
• Scanning Electron Microscopy 16%
• Environment 15%
• Surface 8%

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Biocompatible Materials 83%
• Swine 65%
• Collagen 26%
• Pericardium 26%
• Glycosaminoglycans 12%
• Transmission Electron Microscopy 11%
• Electron Scanning Microscopy 11%
• Sutures 10%
• Heterografts 10%
• Endothelial Cells 8%
• In Vitro Techniques 5%