Shape retaining injectable hydrogels for minimally invasive bulking

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 763-768

  Thornton, Amanda J ^a   Alsberg, Eben ^a   Hill, Elliot E ^a   Mooney, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alginic acid; Hydrogel; Implants, experimental; Mice; Urethra

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; BULKING AGENT; CALCIUM ALGINATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVALENT BOND; CROSS LINKING; HYDROGEL; INFLAMMATION; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; REHYDRATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; URETHRA;

EID: 3142544767     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000130466.84214.f7     Document Type: Article

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