Review Article
Natural Products: A Minefield of Biomaterials
Table 9
Some applications of natural biomaterials.
| Application | Natural biomaterial |
| Artificial heart valves | Bovine pericardium, Intact porcine aortic valves | Hernia repair devices | Porcine small intestinal submucosa, porcine urinary bladder mucosa, Porcine dermal grafts | Sutures | Catgut (porcine or bovine intestinal wall) and porcine dermal grafts | Skin repair/wound care | Dermal allograft, porcine small intestinal submucosa, and porcine dermal grafts | Vascular prostheses | Bovine ureter, porcine small intestinal submucosa, and Ovine arteries | Urethral repair | Porcine bladder | Breast reconstruction | Dermal allograft | Ligament repair | Dermal allograft, porcine small intestinal submucosa, and fetal bovine skin | Spinal fusion/bone healing | Bone allograft |
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