Sentence examples for catheter material from inspiring English sources

Catheter material should be biocompatible.

McLean, R. J. et al. Antibacterial activity of multilayer silver-copper surface films on catheter material.

Catheter material, diameter and location with respect to the plaque were varied.

We hypothesized that catheter material has a greater influence on stiffness than does cross-sectional shape.

Application of bacteriophage to biofilm infected central venous catheter material significantly reduced bacterial colonization and biofilm presence.

Ion implantation of silicone catheter material does not alter the incidence of local thrombotic complications of CVAD.

The aim of this review is to highlight the recent advances (over the past 10 years) in developing antimicrobial materials for urinary catheters and to outline future requirements and prospects that guide catheter materials selection and design.

Attempts have been made to improve devices using anti-adhesive or antimicrobial coatings; however, it is often difficult to bind coatings stably to catheter materials, and the low amounts of drug in thin-film coatings limit effective long-term release.

Two general strategies have been adopted to develop catheter materials that resist encrustation by bacterial biofilms: (a) the incorporation of antimicrobial agents into the polymers and (b) the production of materials with surface properties which prevent the adherence of bacterial cells.

Ultimately, however, the avoidance of CA-ASB will likely require development of biofilm resistant catheter materials.

5 Several different catheter materials and methods are available for intermittent self catheterisation.