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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Advance Online Article
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000004216
Capsular biofilm formation at the interface of textured expanders and human acellular
dermal matrix: A comparative scanning electron microscopy study
Michel A. Danino, MD PhD
Johnny I. Efanov, MD
Georges Dimitropoulos, MD
Maxim Moreau, PhD
Charles Maalouf, MD
Monica Nelea, PhD
Ali Izadpanah, MD MSc
Jean-Philippe Giot, MD
Institutional affiliation
All authors are affiliated with the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Notre-Dame
Hospital, University of Montreal Hospital Center (CHUM)
Corresponding author: Alain Michel Danino, MD PhD, Notre-Dame Hospital, University of
Montreal Hospital Center, 1560 rue Sherbrooke Est, Montreal, Quebec, H2L 4M1, CANADA.,
daninoalain@gmail.com, Telephone: +1.514.8908000 ext 23757 , Fax: +1.514.4651773
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Financial Disclosure Statement: Dr. M. Alain Danino is a consultant and speaker for Allergan
Inc. None of the other authors have any commercial associations or financial interests to declare
with respect to any of the information or products presented in this submitted manuscript.
Operational study costs were partially supported by an Allergan Inc. industry research grant.
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