Preparation and evaluation of biocompatible long-term radiopaque microspheres based on polyvinyl alcohol and lipiodol for embolization

In conclusion, the LRMs were proved to be biocompatible and provide long-term radiopacity with good physical and mechanical properties for embolization.

Source: Journal of Biomaterials Applications - July 7, 2015 Category: Materials Science Authors: Meng, W.-J., Lu, X.-J., Wang, H., Fan, T.-Y., Cui, D.-C., Zhang, S.-S., Zheng, Z.-Z., Guan, H.-T., Song, L., Zou, Y.-H. Tags: Biomaterials Processing Source Type: research