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durasphere MeSH Supplementary Concept Data 2025


MeSH Supplementary
durasphere
Unique ID
C431745
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C431745
Registry Numbers
0
Heading Mapped to
*Glucans
*Zirconium
Frequency
43
Note
an injectable bulking agent designed to be biocompatible composed of nonmigratory and nonabsorbable pyrolytic carbon-coated zirconium oxide beads suspended in a carrier gel; targeted bead size ranges from 251 to 300 m, more than three times larger than the 80-m threshold for particle sizes associated with migration in tissue; the absorbable carrier gel is 2.8% glucan
Source
Urology 2001 Jul;58(1):12-5
Indexing Information
Biocompatible Materials
Date of Entry
2001/08/01
Revision Date
2001/08/02
durasphere Preferred
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