Characterization of silicone breast implant biopsies by Fourier transform infrared mapping.
Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectral mapping was used to study polymers in human tissue associated with silicone breast implants. Biomaterials such as polyesters, polyurethanes and silicone were identified by FT-IR spectroscopy, and their relative locations and distributions within tissue specimens were characterized by three-dimensional (3D) spectral maps.
Ali
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Department of Environmental and Toxicologic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306-6000, USA.
Johnson
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Luke
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Kalasinsky
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D001940:Breast / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000473:pathology; D018427:Breast Implants; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / Q000379:methods*
D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D011506:Proteins