Novel Alaska Pollock Gelatin Sealant Shows High Adhesive Quality and Conformability.

CONCLUSIONS: The ApGltn sealant showed higher adhesive quality and conformability than fibrin sealant in an excised porcine lung model. We expect, in future, ApGltn sealant will be used for lung resections in clinical settings.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - January 12, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Yamaoka M, Maki N, Wijesinghe A, Sato S, Yanagihara T, Kobayashi N, Kikuchi S, Goto Y, Taguchi T, Sato Y Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research