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Nile tilapia skin (Oreochromis niloticus) for burn treatment: ultrastructural a...
Verde, Maria Elisa Quezado Lima; Ferreira Júnior, Antonio Ernando Carlos; Barros Silva, Paulo Goberlânio de; Miguel, Emilio de CastroNile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) skin is a well-known biomaterial used as an occlusive dressing for burn treatment. It is also an inexpensive and important source of collagen. This study aims to describe the ultrastructural aspects of Nile tilapia skin, assess its collagen amount and organization, and compare quantitative methods of histochemical and immunohistochemical analysis (in all sterilization steps ...
Avaliação pré-clínica da pele da tilápia (Oreochromis niloticus), como curativo...
Lima Júnior, Edmar MacielIn Brazil, about 1 million cases of burns occur per year, of which 100 thousand patients will seek hospital care and 2.500 will die from their injuries. Our country has never had a legally registered animal skin for use in burned patients, although in first world countries, treatment with human or animal skin provided by skin banks is considered a gold standard. The objective of this study was to evaluate the e...
Avaliação microscópica, estudo histoquímico e análise de propriedades tensiomét...
Alves, Ana Paula Negreiros Nunes; Verde, Maria Elisa Quezado Lima; Ferreira Júnior, Antônio Ernando Carlos; Silva, Paulo Goberlânio de BarrosOBJECTIVE: To characterize the Nile tilapia skin, a possible source of biomaterial for grafting, from their physical (tensile strength) and histomorphological characteristics, and from collagen classification. METHODS: Samples of Nile tilapia skin were used and, for microtensile tests (by Instron® universal testing machine), were subjected to immersion in glycerol solutions of increasing concentration. Part of ...