Hydrophilic graft copolymers: A new concept in urological surgery
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology
- Vol. 9 (5) , 205-208
- https://doi.org/10.3109/03091908509032100
Abstract
Hydrophilc graft copolymers are derived from hydrophobic polymers which have been copolymerized and then grafted by radiation initiation so that they become hydrophilic. Tubes of such material expand in diameter by 60% when wet and become slippery. The first medical applications of these materials are described: they have been used as an access conduit for percutaneous renal surgery and endoscopic access to the ureter.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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