Characterisation of physico-mechanical properties and degradation potential of calcium alginate beads for use in embolisation

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2243-2251

  Forster, Richard E J ^a,c   Thürmer, Frank ^b   Wallrapp, Christine ^b   Lloyd, Andrew W ^c   MacFarlane, Wendy ^c   Phillips, Gary J ^c   Boutrand, Jean Pierre ^d   Lewis, Andrew L ^a  

^a BIOCOMPATIBLES UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b CellMed AG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^d Biomatech   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE BEADS; ALGINATE GEL; CALCIUM ALGINATE BEADS; CHARACTERISATION; CROSSLINKED; DEGRADATION POTENTIAL; DROPLET GENERATORS; EMBOLISATION; GULURONIC ACID; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; HIGH PURITY; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; INFLAMMATORY CELLS; INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE; MANNURONIC ACIDS; PHYSICOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; WEIGHT CHANGE;

ACIDS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; COMPRESSIBILITY; DEGRADATION; GELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

ALGINATE;

CALCIUM ALGINATE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; FEMALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGINATES; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; DOSAGE FORMS; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; GELS; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; MICROSPHERES;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77954540273     PISSN: 09574530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10856-010-4080-y     Document Type: Article

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