Biodegradation of polyether polyurethane inner insulation in bipolar pacemaker leads

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 302-307

  Wiggins, Michael J ^a   Wilkoff, Bruce ^a   Anderson, James M ^a   Hiltner, Anne ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Metal ion oxidation; Pacemaker lead; Polyurethane

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CORROSION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC INSULATING MATERIALS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OXIDATION; PACEMAKERS; POLYETHERS; POLYURETHANES; RUBBER PRODUCTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICONES;

ELECTRICAL DYSFUNCTION; INFLAMMATORY CELLS;

BIOMATERIALS;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; METAL ION; POLYETHERURETHAN; SILASTIC;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; POLYURETHANES; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 85047696707     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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