The application of shear and extensional viscosity measurements to assess the potential of hylan in viscosupplementation

Biorheology

Volumn 33, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 319-332

  Al Assaf, S ^a   Meadows, J ^a   Phillips, G O ^a,b   Williams, P A ^a  

^a GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Newtech Innovation Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

extensional viscosity; hyaluronan; hylan; molecular weight; viscoelasticity; viscosupplementation

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID; HYLAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0029855564     PISSN: 0006355X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-355X(96)00025-X     Document Type: Article

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