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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022; 70(01): 033-042
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1705100
Original Basic Science

Sterilization and Cross-Linking Combined with Ultraviolet Irradiation and Low-Energy Electron Irradiation Procedure: New Perspectives for Bovine Pericardial Implants in Cardiac Surgery

Authors

  • Simona Walker*

    1   Department of Medical and Biotechnological Applications, Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology, Dresden, Germany
  • Claudia Dittfeld*

    2   Department of Cardiac Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
  • Aline Jakob

    2   Department of Cardiac Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
  • Jessy Schönfelder

    1   Department of Medical and Biotechnological Applications, Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology, Dresden, Germany
  • Ulla König

    1   Department of Medical and Biotechnological Applications, Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology, Dresden, Germany
  • Sems-Malte Tugtekin

    2   Department of Cardiac Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany