The release of cupric ion in simulated uterine: New material nano-Cu/low-density polyethylene used for intrauterine devices

Contraception

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-157

  Xu, T ^a,b   Lei, H ^b   Cai, S Z ^a   Xia, X P ^a   Xie, C S ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Absorbance; Cupric ion release IUD; Nano Cu polyethylene composites; Simulated uterine fluid

Indexed keywords

COPPER; NANOPARTICLE; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; SIMULATION;

CATIONS; CHELATING AGENTS; COPPER; COPPER SULFATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, COPPER; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYETHYLENES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; UTERUS;

EID: 3342893210     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2004.02.018     Document Type: Article

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