Superabsorbent polymers are a class of polymeric materials that have the ability to absorb
and retain a large amount of water and aqueous solutions. They are composed of three …

The present study investigates the mechanical properties of three embolization
microspheres (E-ms): tris-acryl gelatin microspheres (TG-ms), acrylamido polyvinyl alcohol …

Therapeutic embolization of blood vessels is a minimally invasive, catheter-based
procedure performed with solid or liquid emboli to treat bleeding, vascular malformations …

Abstract Poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) microspheres impregnated with barium sulphate and
methyl iothalamate, having diameters raning from 100 to 1500 μm were prepared by the …

Highly porous poly (2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate)(PHEMA) microspheres prepared by
suspension polymerization of 2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) in presence of polymeric …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the pattern of recanalization and specific inflammatory reaction after
superselective embolization with four commercially available spherical embolic agents of …

The objective of this study was to evaluate inflammatory response and recanalization after
embolization with a new spherical embolic agent based on a core and shell design with a …

Embolization with microspheres is widely applied to treat uterine fibroids. However, the
foreign body reaction that could result from the degradation of the microspheres remains to …

A new method to increase the drug-capacity of the OphthaCoil, a flexible and tubular device
for delivery of drugs to the tear film of the eye, was explored. Poly (2-hydroxyethyl …

Poly (HEMA‐MAA) hydrogel particles were synthesized by redox free‐radical polymerization
using 2‐hydroxyethylmethacrylate, different concentration of methacrylic acid as monomer …