Nonhomologous bioinjectable materials in urology: 'Size matters'?

BJU International

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 641-645

  Solomon, L Z ^a   Birch, B R ^a   Cooper, A J ^a   Davies, C L ^a   Holmes, S A V ^b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Injectable paste; Macroplastique; Particle size; Phagocytosis; Urethrin; Urocol

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROSCOPY; MIGRATION; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MACROPHAGES; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MATERIALS TESTING; MICE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; PARTICLE SIZE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; UROLOGY;

EID: 0034124722     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00521.x     Document Type: Article

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