A chemical analysis of the clogging process of polymeric biliary endoprostheses

Biomaterials

Volumn 22, Issue 23, 2001, Pages 3113-3119

  Costa, L ^a   Bracco, P ^a   Vada, S ^a   Trossarelli, L ^a   Jacobson, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absorption; Biliary stents; Clogging; Polyethylene

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COPOLYMERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHETICS; PROTEINS; PYROLYSIS; RECLAMATION;

CLOGGING;

BIOMATERIALS;

BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTEROL; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER; FATTY ACID; PALMITATE CALCIUM; PALMITIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYETHYLENE; PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILE DUCT PROSTHESIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; SLUDGE; SPECTROSCOPY; STENT;

BILIARY TRACT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYMERS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; STENTS;

EID: 0034853480     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(01)00060-6     Document Type: Article

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