Biodegradation of the Outer Silicone Insulation of Endocardial Leads
Author(s) -
Agnieszka Kołodzińska,
Andrzej Kutarski,
Marta Kozłowska,
Marcin Grabowski,
Halina Marchel,
Nadzieja Drela,
Grzegorz Opolski
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
circulation arrhythmia and electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.684
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1941-3149
pISSN - 1941-3084
DOI - 10.1161/circep.112.000069
Subject(s) - biodegradation , silicone , materials science , forensic engineering , composite material , engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry
Silicone catheter insulation, larynx prostheses undergo biodegradation. The aims of the study were to verify the conviction that outer silicone lead insulation is biostable and inert in addition to determining the role of macrophages (M) and Staphylococcus aureus (S aureus) strains in the silicone lead insulation degradation.
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