1. 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 (March 2009)
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2. Figure 1 Release profile of vancomycin from the pericardium.
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3. Figure 2
Concentration of vancomycin in the saline samples. MIC, Minimum inhibitory concentration.
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