Comparative biotolerance of polyacrylamide-agarose gel, silicone rubber and microporous PTFE as soft tissue implants

Biomaterials

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1986, Pages 277-282

  Taylor, David E ^a   Penhallow, John E ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biotolerance; hydrogel; implants; polyacrylamide agarose gel; Polymers; PTFE; silicone rubber

Indexed keywords

GELIPERM; POLITEF; POLYACRYLAMIDE; SILASTIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; HISTOLOGY; IMPLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; SOFT TISSUE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TISSUE REACTION;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ANIMAL; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COLLAGEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GELS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RATS; SEPHAROSE; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0022966172     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(86)90050-5     Document Type: Article

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