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ArticleBioMed research international2013

Coating with autologous plasma improves biocompatibility of mesh grafts in vitro: development stage of a surgical innovation.

Holger Gerullis, Evangelos Georgas, Christoph Eimer, Christian Arndt, Dimitri Barski, Bernhard Lammers, Bernd Klosterhalfen, Mihaly Borós, Thomas Otto

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Article in BioMed research international, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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  5. The future of stem cell therapy in hernia and abdominal wall repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2015
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  8. Can platelet-rich plasma coating improve polypropylene mesh integration? An immunohistochemical analysis in rabbits.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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  9. Effect of platelet-rich plasma on polypropylene meshes implanted in the rabbit vagina: histological analysis.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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  10. Histological response to platelet-rich plasma added to polypropylene mesh implemented in rabbits.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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Holger GerullisDepartment of Urology, Lukas Hospital, Preußenstraße 84, 41464 Neuss, Germany ; West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University of Essen, Essen, Germany ; German Centre for Assessment and Evaluation of Innovative Techniques in Medicine (DZITM), Germany.
Evangelos Georgas
Christoph Eimer
Christian Arndt
Dimitri Barski
Bernhard Lammers
Bernd Klosterhalfen
Mihaly Borós
Thomas Otto

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate mesh coating modalities with autologous blood components in a recently developed in vitro test system for biocompatibility assessment of alloplastic materials. MATERIALS AND

methodsSeven different mesh types, currently used in various indications, were randomly investigated. Meshes were coated prior to cultivation with autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), platelets, and blood plasma. Pretreated meshes were incubated over 6 weeks in a minced tissue assay, representative for fibroblasts, muscle cells, and endothelial cells originating from 10 different patients. Adherence of those tissues on the meshes was microscopically investigated and semiquantitatively assessed using a previously described scoring system.

resultsCoating with peripheral blood mononuclear cells did not affect the adherence score, whereas coating with platelets and blood plasma increased the score suggesting improved biocompatibility in vitro. The previous ranking of native meshes remained consistent after coating.

conclusionPlasma coating of meshes improves their biocompatibility score in a novel in vitro test system.

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Surgical MeshBiocompatible MaterialsCell ProliferationFibroblastsHumansLeukocytes, MononuclearProstheses and ImplantsBiocompatible Materials

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PMID24151608
PMCPMC3789305

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