A hydrogel for adhesion prevention: Characterization and efficacy study in a rabbit uterus model

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-71

  Müller, Sascha A ^a   Weis, Christine ^b   Odermatt, Erich K ^b   Knaebel, Hanns Peter ^b   Wente, Moritz N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b B Braun Melsungen AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion formation; Adhesions; Hydrogel; Rabbit uterus horn model

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; FLORBENAZINE F 18; ICODEXTRIN; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

A PART GEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELASTICITY; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; FEMALE; FLOW KINETICS; FREEZING; HYDROGEL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; THERAPY EFFECT; TISSUE ADHESION; UTERUS; UTERUS HORN; UTERUS SYNECHIA;

EID: 80051874618     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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