A potential of autologous pericardium for a sustained-release carrier of vancomycin: A pilot study in vitro  Akira Marui, MD, PhD, Keiichi Hirose, MD, PhD, Hisashi Sakaguchi, MD, Yoshio Arai, MD, PhD, Kazuhiko Doi, MD, PhD, Masaki Tsukashita, MD, Takeshi Shimamoto, MD, Tadashi Ikeda, MD, PhD, Masashi Komeda, MD, PhD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 137, Issue 3, Pages 783-784 (March 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.02.041 Copyright © 2009 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Release profile of vancomycin from the pericardium. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2009 137, 783-784DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.02.041) Copyright © 2009 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Concentration of vancomycin in the saline samples. MIC, Minimum inhibitory concentration. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2009 137, 783-784DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.02.041) Copyright © 2009 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions