Modification of polyurethane to reduce occlusion of enteral feeding tubes

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 135-142

  Gaither, Kari A ^a   Tarasevich, Barbara J ^a   Goheen, Steven C ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Casein; Clogging; Ellipsometry; Polyvinyl alcohol; Pressure

Indexed keywords

CLOGGING; ENTERAL FEEDING; FEEDING SOLUTIONS; GASTRIC ACID; IMMOBILIZED PATIENTS; IN-CONTROL; MAXIMUM PRESSURE; PRESSURE SPIKE;

ACIDS; CASEIN; CAVITATION CORROSION; CONTACT ANGLE; ELLIPSOMETRY; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROPHILICITY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

FEEDING;

CASEIN; POLYURETHAN; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; WATER;

ADSORPTION; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ELLIPSOMETRY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEEDING APPARATUS; FILM; FLOW RATE; OCCLUSION; PRESSURE; STOMACH ACID;

ADSORPTION; CARBOHYDRATES; CASEINS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GASTRIC ACID; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; LIPIDS; MATERIALS TESTING; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; POLYURETHANES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEINS; RHEOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VEGETABLE PROTEINS;

EID: 70049093302     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31382     Document Type: Article

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