Journal
JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART B-APPLIED BIOMATERIALS
Volume 72B, Issue 2, Pages 230-238Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30157
Keywords
biocompatibility/soft tissue; cell-material interactions; hydrogel; in vitro; in vivo
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Injectable fillers are commonly used in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery to correct serious and slight aesthetic defects due to their low invasiveness and an easy implant technique procedure. Synthetic hydrogels are proposed as filler materials for their similarity with soft tissue and to avoid many disadvantages of naturally derived materials such as short persistence, allergenicity, and immunogenicity. Our studies are focused on the biocompatibility evaluation of a polyacrylic hydrogel containing alkylimide-amide groups and pyrogen free water (96%) (Bio-Alcamid(R)) by means of the in vitro cytotoxicity and mutagenicity assays and the in vivo skin irritation, sensitization test, and subcutaneous implant. All tests conducted on Bio-Alcamid(R) showed no toxicity. It is a substance easy to inject and remove; it does not migrate, and its safety allows it to be a suitable filler for the correction of slight and also very serious aesthetic defects. (C) 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available