Design and validation of a dynamic flow model simulating encrustation of biomaterials in the urinary tract

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 461-468

  Gorman, Sean P ^a   Garvin, Clare P ^a   Quigley, Fergus ^b   Jones, David S ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; CALCIUM; HYDROXYAPATITE; MAGNESIUM; POLYURETHAN; SILICONE; STRUVITE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PROCESS DESIGN; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIMULATION; STENT; URETER CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT; URINE FLOW RATE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CALCIUM; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYMERS; POLYURETHANES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SILICONES; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINE;

EID: 0038061559     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/002235702856     Document Type: Article

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