Enhanced sealing strength of a hydrophobically-modified Alaska pollock gelatin-based sealant

A novel tissue sealant composed of hydrophobically-modified Alaska pollock gelatin and polyethylene glycol-based crosslinker showed higher sealing effect than commercially available tissue sealant.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Biomaterials Science
Main Authors: Mizuno, Y., Mizuta, R., Hashizume, M., Taguchi, T.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2017
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6bm00829a
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2017/BM/C6BM00829A
Description
Summary:A novel tissue sealant composed of hydrophobically-modified Alaska pollock gelatin and polyethylene glycol-based crosslinker showed higher sealing effect than commercially available tissue sealant.