Sugarcane biopolymer patch in femoral vein angioplasty on dogs Silvio Romero de Barros-Marques, PhD, Esdras Marques-Lins, PhD, Maria Cláudia Sodré de Albuquerque, PhD, José Lamartine de Andrade-Aguiar, PhD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 55, Issue 2, Pages 517-521 (February 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.05.047 Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Femoral vein patch angioplasty using sugarcane biopolymer membrane. In the same figure, it is possible to see the femoral artery with the sugarcane biopolymer patch. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 55, 517-521DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.05.047) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Femoral vein and artery patch angioplasty using sugarcane biopolymer membrane after 180 days. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 55, 517-521DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.05.047) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Sugarcane biopolymer (SB) patch with chronic inflammatory reaction in the outer surface (OS) and without invasion by fibroblasts. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 55, 517-521DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.05.047) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Invasion of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (e-PTFE) patch by fibroblasts and chronic inflammatory reaction in the outer surface (OS). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 55, 517-521DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.05.047) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions