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Procedure for Decellularization of Porcine Heart by Retrograde Coronary Perfusion
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Bioengineering
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JoVE Journal Bioengineering
Procedure for Decellularization of Porcine Heart by Retrograde Coronary Perfusion
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11:30 min

December 06, 2012

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Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 01:25Tissue Preparation and Experiment Setup
  • 04:41Tissue Rinses
  • 05:55Decellularization and Solution Perfusion
  • 08:27Disinfection and Final Processing
  • 10:29Decellularization of Porcine Hearts
  • 11:14Conclusion

Summary

Automatic Translation

A method to rapidly and completely remove cellular components from an intact porcine heart through retrograde perfusion is described. This method yields a site specific cardiac extracellular matrix scaffold which has the potential for use in multiple clinical applications.

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