Nanoengineered Shear-Thinning Hydrogel Barrier for Preventing Postoperative Abdominal Adhesions

More than 90% of surgical patients develop postoperative adhesions, and the incidence of hospital re-admissions can be as high as 20%. Current adhesion barriers present limited efficacy due to difficulties in application and incompatibility with minimally invasive interventions. To solve this clinic...

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Main Authors: Ruiz-Esparza, Guillermo U., Wang, Xichi, Zhang, Xingcai, Jimenez-Vazquez, Sofia, Diaz-Gomez, Liliana, Lavoie, Anne-Marie, Afewerki, Samson, Fuentes-Baldemar, Andres A., Parra-Saldivar, Roberto, Jiang, Nan, Annabi, Nasim, Saleh, Bahram, Yetisen, Ali K., Sheikhi, Amir
Other Authors: Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Singapore 2021
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/133115