Novel bipolar forceps with protein repellence using gold- polytetrafluoroethylene composite film

Neurosurgery

Volumn 60, Issue 2 SUPPL.1, 2007, Pages

  Mikami, Takeshi ^a   Minamida, Yoshihiro ^a   Koyanagi, Izumi ^a   Houkin, Kiyohiro ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bipolar forceps; Gold polytetrafluoroethylene composite film; Neurosurgical operation

Indexed keywords

GOLD; METAL; POLITEF; PROTEIN;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR FORCEPS; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FORCEPS; HEMOSTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE;

ELECTROCOAGULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GOLD; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROTEINS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 33846961779     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000249252.86417.85     Document Type: Article

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