The influence of freezing rates on bovine pericardium tissue Freeze-drying
The bovine pericardium has been used as biomaterial in developing bioprostheses. Freeze-drying is a drying process that could be used for heart valve's preservation. The maintenance of the characteristics of the biomaterial is important for a good heart valve performance. This paper describes t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
2009-12-01
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Series: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132009000600021 |