Bioabsorbable radiopaque water responsive shape memory polymer-hydrogel composite device for temporary vascular occlusion in liver cancer treatment
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second most reason of cancer related death worldwide (approximately 800,000 deaths globally per annum). Whilst the surgery is the only curative way, only 10% of primary and metastatic liver cancer patients are eligible for resection while the remaining patients...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/74809 |