Comparison of Histological Characteristics of Dried and Fresh Amnion Membranes and Dura Mater in Non-Human Primate (Macaca fascicularis)

Abstract

Amniotic membrane (AM), a hospital waste product, is a potential source for tissue donor. There are several types of AM, namely dried and fresh-AM. AM being challange to be grafted in the clinical application of duramater replacement in neurosurgery cases. This study aimed to characterize the histological properties of dry-lyophilized amniotic membrane, fresh amniotic membrane (AM), and duramater membrane in search for a biologicallyderived material suitable for meninges surface reconstruction. This descriptive study was conducted at the Unit