Effect of freeze-drying and gamma irradiation on biomechanical properties of bovine pericardium

• Main Authors: Yagoub Mohamed, Abdel Hafeez, Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki, Yusof, Norimah, Hassan, Asnah, Mohamad Yusof, Loqman, Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin, Mohd Yusof, Ainul Yuzairi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2005
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9439/1/Effect%20of%20freeze-drying%20and%20gamma%20irradiation%20on%20biomechanical%20properties%20of%20bovine%20pericardium.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9439/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10561-004-1888-z

Freeze-drying and gamma irradiation are the techniques widely use in tissue banking for preservation and sterilization of tissue grafts respectively. However, the effect of these techniques on biomechanical properties of bovine pericardium is poorly known. A total of 300 strips of bovine pericardium...