Antifogging effects of a socket-type device with the superhydrophilic, titanium dioxide-coated glass for the laparoscope

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 333-338

  Ohdaira, T ^a   Nagai, H ^a   Kayano, S ^b   Kazuhito, H ^b  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antifogging effects; Coated glass; Fogging induced interruption; Lens fogging; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

GLASS; OIL; SURFACTANT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; HEATING; LAPAROSCOPE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WATER SUPPLY; ABDOMINAL CAVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOG; HUMAN; LIGHT; LIPOPHILICITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISUAL FIELD; WATER VAPOR;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SWINE; TITANIUM;

EID: 33846268438     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-0795-8     Document Type: Article

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