Biomaterials cardiovascular surgery

With regard to cardiovascular surgery, although ECM-derived medical implants can be constructed from a variety of materials, there are several desirable properties in common to these materials when used in the vascular system. The final implantable object should have a low risk of restenosis and calcification. The material should be resistant to infection, antithrombogenic, stable, durable, and easy to obtain, handle, and prepare. Ideally, the ECM-based biomaterial should have a compliance comparable to host vessels. ... 

Due to the increase in human life expectancy, an increasing and constant demand for biomaterials has developed. Ini993 in the United States alone, approximately 1.4 milhon cataract patients were treated and fitted with intraocular lenses. In the area of cardiovascular surgery 250,000 pacemakers and 120,000 heart valves are implanted yearly worldwide [5]. 

Markets.com, M. Biomaterials Market [By Products (Polymers, Metals, Ceramics, Natural Biomaterials) Applications (Cardiovascular, Orthopedic, Dental, Plastic Surgery, Wound Healing, Tissue Engineering, Ophthalmology, Neurology Disorders)]—Global Forecasts to 2017. 2013. 

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