A new highly viscoelastic hyaluronic acid gel: Rheological properties, biocompatibility and clinical investigation in esthetic and restorative surgery

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 456, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 583-592

  Iannitti, Tommaso ^a,b   Bingöl, Ali Ö ^c   Rottigni, Valentina ^b,d   Palmieri, Beniamino ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Poliambulatorio del Secondo Parere   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hernia; Histology; Hyaluronic acid; Implantation; Rheology; Soft tissue filler; Variofill

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARIOFILL;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CASE REPORT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANTATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FLOW KINETICS; FOLLOW UP; GEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN SCAR; SOFT TISSUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; YOUNG MODULUS;

HERNIA; HISTOLOGY; HYALURONIC ACID; IMPLANTATION; RHEOLOGY; SOFT TISSUE FILLER; VARIOFILL(®);

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CICATRIX; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RHEOLOGY; VISCOELASTIC SUBSTANCES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886725955     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: 18733476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.06.066     Document Type: Article

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