title: Biocompatibility of silver-coated polyurethane catheters and silver-coated Dacron material.
abstract: The local effects of silver-coated polyurethane catheters and Dacron material were compared to uncoated polyurethane catheters and Dacron material in a long-term implantation test using rabbits. The tissue-implant interaction was analysed by investigating the type and number of inflammatory cells, capillaries, fat tissue, the extent of fibrosis, thickness of the fibrous capsule, number and distribution of silver particles, and the size of giant cells. Silver-coated and uncoated materials displayed comparable signs of inflammation and tissue reaction.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Steglitz, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oloffs
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grosse-Siestrup
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bisson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rinck
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rudolph
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gross
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D008297:Male; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011140:Polyurethanes; D011817:Rabbits; D012834:Silver
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011140:Polyurethanes; D012834:Silver