Comparison of the breaking strength of polyglactin mesh in urine, serum, and cell culture media

Urology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1239-1244

  Best, Charles D ^b   Lowe, Robert ^b   Shu, Jeffrey ^b   Terris, Martha K ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; POLYGLACTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEGRADATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; STRENGTH; SWINE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT SURGERY; URINE; URINE PH;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; POLYGLACTIN 910; SURGICAL MESH; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; URINE;

EID: 0033152031     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(99)00056-4     Document Type: Article

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