Properties and applications of Bioplast, an absorbable surgical implant material from fibrin.

Bioplast is the only commercially available absorbable implant material. Compression moulded from fibrin, it is a yellowish, translucent and flexible material which is thermally stable below 170 degrees C. Its mechanical strength depends on glycerol content.

Bioplast fibrin film for conjunctival replacement.

The study includes 43 cases of conjunctival grafting in chemical burns and traumatic pterygium. Resorbable Bioplast fibrin film was used as a readily available, biocompatible conjunctival subsitute. The implant was absorbed and the site occupied by fresh conjunctival tissue in a few weeks.

Bioplast fibrin implants in nasoseptal perforation.

This study includes 9 cases of nasoseptal perforation following submucous septectomy. Sheets from Bioplast fibrin, an absorbable biomaterial, were implanted to prevent thepersistence of perforations. Postoperative mucosal growth on both implant surfaces ensured closure in 6 of the 9 cases.

Skin replacement with Bioplast fibrin in Ophthalmology.

The study includes 40 cases of skin replacement performed by an ophthalmologist over a period of 4 years. An absorbable implant material, Bioplast fibrin, was used as a graft following the extirpation of 12 eyelid tumors, the treatment of eight fresh, destructive skin injuries, and the removal of deforming scars around the eyes, in 20 cases. The biocompatible implant provided barrier properties preventing infection or excessive fluid loss.