Prevention of bioprosthetic heart valve calcification by ethanol preincubation: efficacy and mechanisms

N Vyavahare, D Hirsch, E Lerner, JZ Baskin… - Circulation, 1997 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Calcification of the cusps of bioprosthetic heart valves fabricated from either
glutaraldehyde cross-linked porcine aortic valves or bovine pericardium frequently causes …

Collagen fibrillar structure in mineralized and nonmineralized tissues

A Veis - Current opinion in solid state and materials science, 1997 - Elsevier
The four most important recent developments have been the following determinations: first,
that collagen molecules have considerable flexibility so that in regions devoid of glycine …

A thermodynamic analysis of the contribution of hydroxyproline to the structural stability of the collagen triple helix

TV Burjanadze, A Veis - Connective tissue research, 1997 - Taylor & Francis
The stabilization of the structure of fibrillar collagens involves several closely correlated intra-
and intermolecular interactions. These stabilizing interactions can vary considerably in …