Embolization of blood vessels as a cancer therapy using magnetorheological fluids

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 641-646

  Flores, G A ^a   Liu, J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Cancer therapy; Embolization; Magnetism; Magnetorheological fluids

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEMODYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETISM; MAGNETITE; MAGNETS; ONCOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; STARCH; WEIGHING;

CANCER THERAPY; EMBOLIZATION; MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL FLUIDS;

MAGNETIC FLUIDS;

EID: 0042849169     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X02013010006     Document Type: Article

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