Bioresorbable ureteral stents from natural origin polymers
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Bioresorbable ureteral stents from natural origin polymers.
In this work, stents were produced from natural origin polysaccharides. Alginate, gellan gum, and a blend of these with gelatin were used to produce hollow tube (stents) following a combination of templated gelation and critical point carbon dioxide drying. Morphological analysis of the surface of the stents was carried out by scanning electron microscopy. Indwelling time, encrustation, and sta...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1552-4973,1552-4981
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.33237