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The Polyvinyl Alcohol Sponge Model Implantation
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The Polyvinyl Alcohol Sponge Model Implantation

The Polyvinyl Alcohol Sponge Model Implantation

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April 18, 2012

DOI:

10.3791/3885-v

DOI:
10.3791/3885-v

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06:23 min
April 18, 2012

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1Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology,Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 3Internal Medicine,Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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A useful tool to analyze the effects of drugs, growth factors, and/or manipulated cells in an animal model of wound repair is described. This technique utilizes the properties of a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) sponge to deliver and contain the desired treatment and also provide a platform to be excised and analyzed.

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Deskins, D. L., Ardestani, S., Young, P. P. The Polyvinyl Alcohol Sponge Model Implantation. J. Vis. Exp. (62), e3885, doi:10.3791/3885 (2012).

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