title: A study to compare the healing of a Plasma-TFE synthetic artery in the dog.
abstract: The physiochemical and healing characteristics of the Plasma-TFE synthetic artery (Atrium Medical Corp., Amherst, NH) were studied and compared to a similarly constructed polyethylene terephthalate graft without Plasma-TFE treatment. Plasma-TFE treatment is a method of coating a graft's surface with tetrafluoroethylene and was found to alter significantly the surface chemistry and energy of the graft. However, results of this study suggested that Plasma-TFE treatment had no effect on tissue penetration and neointima formation after implantation into the abdominal aorta of the dog for 8 weeks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108.
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Caywood
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shankerelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D004285:Dogs; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D007249:Inflammation; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; C015531:tetrafluoroethylene