Tailor made degradable ureteral stents from natural origin polysaccharides

A urinary stent is defined as a thin tube, which is inserted in the ureter to prevent or treat the obstruction of urine flow from the kidney. Silicone, latex, polyvinylchloride and polyurethanes are the most widely used materials for the preparation of stents. Nonetheless, severe clinical complicati...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Barros, Alexandre A. (author)
Outros Autores: Duarte, Ana Rita C. (author), Pires, R. A. (author), Lima, Estêvão Augusto Rodrigues de (author), Mano, J. F. (author), Reis, R. L. (author)
Formato: conferencePaper
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2013
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/25610
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/25610