Effect of tympanostomy tube surface on occlusion

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 960-962

  Patel, Nimish A ^a   Sherman, Ethan G ^b   Antonelli, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Occlusion; Tympanostomy tube

Indexed keywords

FLUOROPLASTIC; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; PLASTIC; POVIDONE; SERUM ALBUMIN; SILICONE; TITANIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MATERIAL COATING; MIDDLE EAR; MUCUS; NONHUMAN; PREMATURE TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE OCCLUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE OTORRHEA;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 84861930586     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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