Vitronectin promotes the vascularization of porous polyethylene biomaterials

Hessenauer, MET; Lauber, K; Zuchtriegel, G; Uhl, B; Hussain, T; Canis, M; Strieth, S; Berghaus, A; Reichel, CA

Reichel, CA (reprint author), Ludwig Maximilians Univ Munchen, Dept Otorhinolaryngol, Marchioninistr 15, D-81377 Munich, Germany.

ACTA BIOMATERIALIA, 2018; 82 (): 24

Abstract

Rapid implant vascularization is a prerequisite for successful biomaterial engraftment. Vitronectin (VN) is a matricellular glycoprotein well known fo......

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