Chitosan/poly(vinyl alcohol) blending hydrogel coating improves the surface characteristics of segmented polyurethane urethral catheters

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 304-313

  Yang, Shu Hua ^a,b   Lee, Yu Sheng J ^a   Lin, Feng Huei ^a   Yang, Jen Ming ^c   Chen, Ko Shau ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Ta Tung Institute of Technology   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Polyurethane; Polyvinyl alcohol; Surface modification; Urethral catheter

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CATHETERS; CHITIN; HYDROGELS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; PROTEINS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

CHITOSAN; PROTEIN ABSORPTION; URETHRAL CATHETERS;

POLYURETHANES;

CHITOSAN; CYANAMIDE; POLYURETHAN; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CONTACT ANGLE; CROSS LINKING; ENCRUSTATION; FRICTION; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHILICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MATERIAL COATING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY; URETHRA INJURY; URINE CATHETER;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CATHETERIZATION; CHITOSAN; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; POLYURETHANES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER;

EID: 35548957398     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30796     Document Type: Article

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