Since RGD peptides (R: arginine; G: glycine; D: aspartic acid) have been found to promote
cell adhesion in 1984 (Cell attachment activity of fibronectin can be duplicated by small …

Besides the most popular isolation of cellulose from plants the principal pathways of
cellulose include the biosynthesis by different types of microorganisms, the enzymatic in …

Cellulose is a fascinating and almost inexhaustible and sustainable natural polymeric raw
material characterized by exciting properties such as hydrophilicity, chirality …

The search for a nonthrombogenic material having patency to be used for small diameter
vascular graft applications continues to be a field of extensive investigation. The purpose of …

OBJECTIVES:: To assess endothelial cell (EC) attachment in seeding of expanded
polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) vascular prostheses by application of a new technique of …

Current prosthetic small diameter vascular grafts show poor long-term patency rates, leading
to the pursuit of a biological alternative. Hyaff-11 is a hyaluronan-based biodegradable …

We sought to examine whether surface modification of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene
(ePTFE) vascular grafts might extend graft patency without modifying the graft structure …

Surgical treatment of vascular disease has become common. The use of synthetic materials
is limited to grafts larger than 5–6 mm, because of the frequency of occlusion observed with …

The aim of sodding prosthetic grafts with endothelial cells (EC) is to establish a functioning
antithrombogenic monolayer of EC. Application of basement membrane proteins improves …

Stable endothelialization of a tissue‐engineered heart valve is essential for proper valve
function, although adhesive characteristics of the native valve endothelial cell (VEC) have …