title: The role of physical and chemical characteristics in assessing the performance of a new biological vascular graft.
abstract: Information obtained from physical and chemical characterization of vascular grafts can prove valuable in obtaining a preliminary assessment of potential in vivo performance. The data presented illustrate the concept and show that the new biological graft made from bovine ureters has adequate performance characteristics for use as a potentially successful vascular graft.
authors.affiliation: Bio Nova Neo Technics Pty. Ltd., North Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: McCormack
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ketharanathan
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Macleish
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Field
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Milne
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000592:standards*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002417:Cattle; D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis; D003187:Compliance; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008422:Materials Testing; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen