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01-07-2008 | Letter to the Editor
Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Adhere to Acellular Dermal Matrix
Authors:
A. M. Altman, E. S. Chiu, X. Bai, Y. Yan, Y. H. Song, R. E. Newsome, E. U. Alt
Published in:
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
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Issue 4/2008
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Excerpt
Human acellular dermal matrix (ADM) is commonly used in the surgical closure of soft tissue defects not amenable to primary repair. Adipose-derived stem cell (ASC) therapy in the context of soft tissue loss may enhance local microvascular density and wound healing [
3]. The current study aimed to determine whether ASCs adhere to ADM in vitro and whether stem cell–seeded ADM is a viable approach for surgical application. …