1. An experimental study of eight current arterial prostheses
Sven R. Mathisen, M.D., Hong-De Wu, M.D., Lester R. Sauvage, M.D., Yoshiyuki Usui, M.D., Mark W. Walker 
Journal of Vascular Surgery 
Volume 4, Issue 1, Pages (July 1986)
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2. Fig. 1
Preclotting efficiency vs. porosity. Measurements were taken of water porosity initially and after each of four preclotting steps.
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3. Fig. 2
Flow surface of gross specimens after 56-day implantation shows typical study results for microporous, woven, double (internal and external) velour, and external velour prostheses. A, Gore-Tex (PTFE). B, DeBakey Woven (“Soft-Crimp”). C, Microvel. D, Bionit II.
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4. Fig. 3
Scanning electron microscopy from midsections of (A) microporous Gore-Tex with no cell coverage; (B) DeBakey Woven, with endothelial cell coverage; (C) warpknit Bionit II, with endothelial cell coverage (see Fig. 6.). (All magnifications, × 1000.)
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5. Fig. 4
Transmission electron microscopy from midsections of (A) Gore-Tex, with no cell coverage; (B) DeBakey Woven, with endothelial cell coverage; (C) Bionit II, with endothelial cell coverage (enlargement shows complex interdigitating cell junction). (All magnifications, × 6000.)
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6. Fig. 5
Factor VIII/von Willebrand factor immunofluorescent staining from midsections of (A) Gore-Tex, with no granular immunofluorescent staining visible; (B) DeBakey Woven, clearly showing granular immunofluorescent staining, which is positive for endothelial cells; (C) Bionit II, clearly showing granular immunofluorescent staining which is positive for endothelial cells. (Light microscopy, × 200.)
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7. Fig. 6
Light microscopy of sections taken from midportions of grafts shown in Fig. 3. (A) Gore-Tex; (B) DeBakey Woven; (C) Microvel; and (D) Bionit II (× 110).
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