Natural Products: A Minefield of Biomaterials

<table class="table-group" id="tab9"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Application</td><td align="left">Natural biomaterial</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Artificial heart valves</td><td align="left">Bovine pericardium, Intact porcine aortic valves</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Hernia repair devices</td><td align="left">Porcine small intestinal submucosa, porcine urinary bladder mucosa, Porcine dermal grafts</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Sutures</td><td align="left">Catgut (porcine or bovine intestinal wall) and porcine dermal grafts</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Skin repair/wound care</td><td align="left">Dermal allograft, porcine small intestinal submucosa, and porcine dermal grafts</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Vascular prostheses</td><td align="left">Bovine ureter, porcine small intestinal submucosa, and Ovine arteries</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Urethral repair</td><td align="left">Porcine bladder</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Breast reconstruction</td><td align="left">Dermal allograft</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Ligament repair</td><td align="left">Dermal allograft, porcine small intestinal submucosa, and fetal bovine skin</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Spinal fusion/bone healing</td><td align="left">Bone allograft</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Some applications of natural biomaterials.

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