Effect of a Composite Membrane of Chitosan and Poloxamer Gel on Postoperative Adhesive Interactions

American Surgeon

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-21

  Vlahos, Angie ^a   Yu, Pingyang ^a   Lucas, Charles E ^a   Ledgerwood, Anna M ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; POLOXAMER;

ADHESION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; GEL; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WEIGHT GAIN; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADHESIONS; ADHESIVENESS; ADHESIVES; ANIMALS; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; GELS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLOXAMER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0035227538     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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