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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