Resistance to tensile stress of a bioadhesive utilized for medical purposes: Loctite 4011

• Published in: Journal of biomaterials applications Vol. 18; no. 3; p. 179
• Main Authors: García Páez, J M, Jorge Herrero, E, Millán, I, Rocha, A, Maestro, M, Castillo-Olivares, J L, Carrera Sanmartin, A, Cordon, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.01.2004
• Subjects: Animals; Biocompatible Materials; Cattle; Methacrylates; Tensile Strength; Tissue Adhesives

Sutures are the materials presently employed to secure and give shape to the valve leaflets of cardiac bioprostheses. Their high resistance and low degree of elasticity in comparison with the calf pericardium of which the leaflets are made generates internal stresses that contribute to the failure o...