Effect of reuse on surface characteristics of balloon angioplasty catheters

Artificial Cells, Blood Substitutes, and Immobilization Biotechnology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 229-240

  Karov, J ^a   Chawla, A S ^a   Hinberg, I ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CHLORINE; CRACKS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY CATHETERS;

CATHETERS;

ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BALLOON CATHETER; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; DEVICE; GUIDE WIRE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; RECYCLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0034103812     PISSN: 10731199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10731190009119354     Document Type: Article

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