Anti-endotoxic and antibacterial effects of a dermal substitute coated with host defense peptides

Biomaterials used during surgery and wound treatment are of increasing importance in modern medical care. In the present study we set out to evaluate the addition of thrombin-derived host defense peptides to human acellular dermis (hAD, i.e. epiflex®). Antimicrobial activity of the functionalized hA...

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Main Authors: Kasetty, Gopinath, Kalle, Martina, Mörgelin, Matthias, Brune, Jan C., Schmidtchen, Artur
Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79248
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38647
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English