Stability and function of glycosaminoglycans in porcine bioprosthetic heart valves

Biomaterials - Tập 27 - Trang 1507-1518 - 2006
Joshua J. Lovekamp1, Dan T. Simionescu1, Jeremy J. Mercuri1, Brett Zubiate2, Michael S. Sacks2, Narendra R. Vyavahare1
1Cardiovascular Implant Research Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University, 501 Rhodes Engineering Research Center, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
2Engineered Tissue Mechanics Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, 100 Technology Drive, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA