Advances in biomaterials and technologies for vascular embolization

J Hu, H Albadawi, BW Chong, AR Deipolyi… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Minimally invasive transcatheter embolization is a common nonsurgical procedure in
interventional radiology used for the deliberate occlusion of blood vessels for the treatment …

Glutaraldehyde as a fixative in bioprostheses and drug delivery matrices

A Jayakrishnan, SR Jameela - Biomaterials, 1996 - Elsevier
The use of glutaraldehyde as a fixative in bioprostheses and drug delivery matrices is
reviewed. The chemistry of glutaraldehyde cross-linking and its effect on the biological …

Embolic compositions

DW Goupil, H Chaouk, T Holland, BT Asfaw… - US Patent …, 2004 - Google Patents
Embolic compositions comprising macromers having a backbone comprising a polymeric
backbone comprising units with a 1, 2-diol or 1, 3-diol Structure, Such as polyvinyl alcohol …

Porous polymeric particle comprising polyvinyl alcohol and having interior to surface porosity-gradient

J Lanphere, EJS Pierre, G Kapoglis… - US Patent …, 2010 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A composition includes a plurality of particles. At least some of the plurality
of particles include cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol and have a diameter of about 500 microns …

Recent advances and applications of microspheres and nanoparticles in transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma

G Jia, J Van Valkenburgh, AZ Chen… - Wiley …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is a recommended treatment for patients suffering
from intermediate and advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). As compared to the …

Embolic compositions

B Bell, IITV Casey, WJ Shaw - US Patent 7,588,825, 2009 - Google Patents
Embolic compositions and methods of delivering the compo sitions are disclosed. In some
embodiments, an embolic com position includes a first collection of particles having a first …

[HTML][HTML] A novel inherently radiopaque bead for transarterial embolization to treat liver cancer-a pre-clinical study

R Duran, K Sharma, MR Dreher, K Ashrafi… - Theranostics, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose: Embolotherapy using microshperes is currently performed with soluble contrast to
aid in visualization. However, administered payload visibility dimishes soon after delivery …

Drug delivery particle

JL Lanphere, EP McKenna, W Naimark… - US Patent …, 2008 - Google Patents
US7462366B2 - Drug delivery particle - Google Patents US7462366B2 - Drug delivery particle
- Google Patents Drug delivery particle Download PDF Info Publication number US7462366B2 …

Review of the development of methods for characterization of microspheres for use in embolotherapy: translating bench to cathlab

M Caine, D Carugo, X Zhang, M Hill… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Therapeutic embolotherapy is the deliberate occlusion of a blood vessel within the body,
which can be for the prevention of internal bleeding, stemming of flow through an …

Tissue treatment

G Bourne, MS Buiser, IITV Casey, S Keenan… - US Patent …, 2006 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method of treating tissue includes placing Substantially spherical
polymer particles in the tissue. The particles include an interior region having relatively large …