Process for producing a dura substitute

The invention relates to dura substitutes to be used as prostheses for dural defects in the field of neurosurgery and processes for producing the same. The present invention provides artificial dura mater materials comprising sheets of microbial-derived polysaccharide processed to have the necessary...

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Hauptverfasser: Damien, Christopher James, Beam, Heather Ann, Oster, Gerry Ann, Wright, Frederic S, Serafica, Gonzalo
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The invention relates to dura substitutes to be used as prostheses for dural defects in the field of neurosurgery and processes for producing the same. The present invention provides artificial dura mater materials comprising sheets of microbial-derived polysaccharide processed to have the necessary strength characteristics, conformability and physical properties.