Mechanisms of Action of External Volume Expansion Devices

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Authors

Luca Lancerotto · University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Michael S. Chin · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Brian B. Freniere · University of Padua

Jorge R. Lujan-Hernandez · University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Qiong Li

Alessandro Valderrama Vasquez · Harvard University

Franco Bassetto · Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI

Abstract

External volume expansion sets in motion various mechanisms, including mechanical stimulation, edema, ischemia, and inflammation, that over distinct time periods maintain an environment conducive to cell proliferation and angiogenesis, which can be elicited even by a single 2-hour external volume expansion cycle.

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Material Properties and Applications Structural mechanics and materials Tribology and Wear Analysis

Publication Details

Published in: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Volume 132, Issue 3, pp. 569-578

DOI: 10.1097/prs.0b013e31829ace30

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 78.88

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