Gels and cells: the Leishmania biofilm as a space and place for parasite transmission

ME Rogers, LM de Pablos, JD Sunter - Trends in parasitology, 2024 - cell.com
Leishmania make an abundant glycoprotein and proteophosphoglycan-rich gel, called the
promastigote secretory gel, in the anterior midgut of their sand fly vector. This gel is a multi …

Natural biopolymers in the fabrication and coating of ureteral stent: An overview

SA Khan, ZU Rahman, A Javed, Z Ahmad, Z Cai… - Biomaterials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ureteral stents are indwelling medical devices that are most commonly used in treating
different urinary tract complications like ureteral obstruction, kidney stones, and strictures …

[HTML][HTML] Innovating Indwelling Catheter Design to Counteract Urinary Tract Infection

MJ Drake, F Clavica, C Murphy, MJ Fader - European Urology Focus, 2024 - Elsevier
Background and objective Bacteriuria is anticipated in long-term indwelling catheter (IDC)
use, and urinary tract infections (UTIs) and related issues are common. Defence …

Risk factors for bacterial stent colonization in patients with a double J ureteral stent: a prospective study

P Mainali, P Luitel, S Paudel, I Thapaliya… - Annals of Medicine …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background: The increasing use of double J ureteral stents (DJS) has increased the risk of
early intolerance and long-term complications. Studies have reported stent colonization …

Exploring intelligent ureteral stent for wireless monitoring and early detection of hydronephrosis

MR YousefiDarestani - 2024 - open.library.ubc.ca
The range of applications in which ureteral stents can be used are extremely wide but its
role in most cases is to bridge the flow of urine from the kidney to the bladder. While ureteral …

[PDF][PDF] Journal of Population Therapeutics & Clinical Pharmacology

MK Mohammed, NM Ibraheem, MA Khudhair - Kidney, 2024 - researchgate.net
Background: Kidney stone formation arises from the aggregation of crystals and organic
materials within the urinary system, affecting approximately 13% of men and 7% of women …