Surgical sutures filled with adipose-derived stem cells promote wound healing.

Delayed wound healing and scar formation are among the most frequent complications after surgical interventions. Although biodegradable surgical sutures present an excellent drug delivery opportunity, their primary function is tissue fixation. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) act as trophic mediators an...

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Main Authors: Ann Katharin Reckhenrich, Bianca Manuela Kirsch, Elizabeth Ann Wahl, Thilo Ludwig Schenck, Farid Rezaeian, Yves Harder, Peter Foehr, Hans-Günther Machens, José Tomás Egaña
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3953386?pdf=render