Medical Textiles for Implantation

I. General Aspects.- 1. General Aspects in the Use of Medical Textiles for Implantation.- 2. In Vitro Evaluation of the Effects of Macrophages and Synthetic Materials on the Fibroblast Proliferation and Collagen Synthesis.- 3. Contributions to Biocompatibility during Hemodialysis.- 4. Macroporous Textile and Microporous Nonwoven Vascular Prostheses: Histological Aspects of Cellular Ingrowth into the Structure.- 5. Cytotoxicity Tests in the Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices.- 6. Fact Database Mediplast. Polymers in Medicine.- 7. The Central Register for Side Effects of Biomaterials.- II. Ligaments and Tendons.- 8. Influence of Processing Parameters for Artificial Ligaments.- 9. Treatment of Ligamentous Instabilities of the Knee-Joint under the Special Aspect of Prosthetic Ligament Reconstruction.- 10. Histology of Aramide Cords (Kevlar {R}) Used as a Cruciate Knee Ligament Substitute in the Sheep.- 11. Mechanical Properties of Various Ligament Prostheses.- III. Vascular Prostheses.- 12. Dilatability and Stretching Characteristics of Polyester Arterial Prostheses. Evaluation of the Elastic Behaviour.- 13. Polyurethanes and Their Cytocompatibility for Cell Seeding.- 14. Cellular and Cytoskeletal Response of Vascular Cells to Mechanical Stimulation.- 15. Perigraft Reaction of Vascular Prosthetic Grafts and Therapeutic Management.- IV. Sutures.- 16. The Historical Development of Sutures Comparing the Manufacturing Process, Handling Characteristics and Biocompatibility.- 17. Test Methods for Surgical Sutures.- 18. The Effect of Bacteria on the Degradation of Absorbable Sutures.- V. Bioartificial Organs.- 19. Bioartificial Endocrine Pancreas. Prerequisites and Current Status.- 20. Improvement of Insulin Diffusion by Protein Coating of Membranes for Use in a Bioartificial Pancreas.- 21. Polymeric Membranes for Use in a Bioartificial Diffusion Pancreas: Insulin Diffusion in Vitro.- 22. Morphological and Functional Studies on Implanted Diffusion Membranes.- 23. First Experiences on Epithelialisation of an Expanded PTFE Tracheal Prosthesis.- 24. Proliferation and Differentiation of Human Ciliated Epithelia on PTFE-Prostheses.- VI. Artificial Skin and Patches.- 25. Controlled Microporosity: A Key Design Principle for Artificial Skin.- 26. A New Kind of Collagen Membrane to be Used as Long Term Skin Substitute.- 27. The Gore-Tex Surgical Membrane for Temporary Skin Closure after Complicated Cardiac Operations.- 28. Pathological Analysis of the Explanted Gore-Tex Surgical Membrane after Surgical Implantation.- 29. Bioabsorbable Non-Woven Fabric for Surgery.- 30. Water Vapor and Oxygen Permeabilities of Polyetherurethanes.- Roundtable Discussion at the End of the Conference.- Keywords.- Author Index.