Good Water Absorption and Anti-adhesion Properties of Designed Extra Thin PVA Foam Membranes with Fully Open-cell Microstructures Derived from a Super Clean Air-Foaming Process with Active Molecules for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Journal Title: Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR) - Year 2019, Vol 15, Issue 2
Abstract
The design of medical devices could be applied and developed for new microscopic surgical procedures instead of the traditional surgical procedures. For the design of medical devices, selections of suitable materials for biomedical applications such as polymethacrylate, polyester, polynorbornene, and polymeric resins could be substantially considered and further employed [1-4]. The surface modification could be considered to change the surface microenvironment of materials for specific need [5-6]. Furthermore, the preclinical evaluations of materials and medical devices by using Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) foam must be considered for the application and design [7]. In this study, a new anti-adhesion Extra Thin Polyvinyl Alcohol Foam Membranes (ETPVAFM) derived from a super clean air-foaming process was designed and prepared for Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS). Preclinical evaluation of designed anti-adhesion extra thin Polyvinyl Alcohol foam membranes (ETPVAFM) could be established by determining morphology, water permeability, thickness, macro porosity, mechanical property of resulting samples.
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Ching Cheng Huang, Meng Jen Yang
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- EP ID EP587800
- DOI 10.26717/BJSTR.2019.15.002672
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