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[41] Biofilm and biofilm-related encrustation of urinary tract devices
Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the development of artificial urine models that
simulate in vivo encrustation resulting from device-related infection and can be used to …
simulate in vivo encrustation resulting from device-related infection and can be used to …
Methacrylate polymers and copolymers as urinary tract biomaterials: resistance to encrustation and microbial adhesion
… encrustation on the surface of ureteral stents decreased as the hydrophobicity of the biomaterial
surface decreased (Tunney … , was more effective at resisting encrustation than any of the …
surface decreased (Tunney … , was more effective at resisting encrustation than any of the …
Assessment of encrustation behaviour on urinary tract biomaterials
SP Gorman, MM Tunney – Journal of biomaterials …, 1997 – journals.sagepub.com
… encrustation was apparent on one stentinserted for two weeks and heavy encrustation and
stone … We also noted that encrustation was present in all cases on the bladder portion and the …
stone … We also noted that encrustation was present in all cases on the bladder portion and the …
Assessment of urinary tract biomaterial encrustation using a modified Robbins device continuous flow model
MM Tunney, PF Keane… – Journal of biomedical …, 1997 – Wiley Online Library
… Consequently, been carried out to determine encrustation on biomaterial surfaces when …
the encrustation that would lead to obstruction The aim of this study was to assess encrustation …
the encrustation that would lead to obstruction The aim of this study was to assess encrustation …
Ureteral stent encrustation: epidemiology, pathophysiology, management and current technology
N Tomer, E Garden, A Small, M Palese – The Journal of urology, 2021 – auajournals.org
… The mechanism of encrustation is complex and multifaceted, including dwell time, patient …
the risk of stent encrustation. It is important to identify the extent of stent encrustation and plan …
the risk of stent encrustation. It is important to identify the extent of stent encrustation and plan …
Improved detection of infection in hip replacements: a currently underestimated problem
Our aim was to determine if the detection rate of infection of total hip replacements could be
improved by examining the removed prostheses. Immediate transfer of prostheses to an …
improved by examining the removed prostheses. Immediate transfer of prostheses to an …
Characterisation, assessment and modification of ureteral stent biomaterials.
MM Tunney – 1998 – elibrary.ru
… of encrustation, microbial colonisation and device fracture. The development of encrustation
… All of the biomaterials examined were prone to encrustation in a static artificial urine model …
… All of the biomaterials examined were prone to encrustation in a static artificial urine model …
Biofilm complications of urinary tract devices
SP Gorman, DS Jones, M Wilson – Medical Implications of …, 2003 – books.google.com
… encrustation … (Tunney et al., 1996b, c). Such models can be applied to the assessment of
device biomaterials for resistance to encrustation (Tunney, Keane, and Gorman, 1997a; Tunney…
device biomaterials for resistance to encrustation (Tunney, Keane, and Gorman, 1997a; Tunney…
POLYURETHANES FOR URINARY STENTS: A STUDY ON MATERIALS’STONE ENCRUSTATION PERFORMANCES: PNFLBA-05
G Li, J Li, Z Zhang, M Tierney – Journal of Urology, 2017 – journals.lww.com
… The objective of this study was to determine the amount of encrustation formed on multiple
PU subtypes compared to silicone. METHODS: A continuous flow in vitro model of the bladder …
PU subtypes compared to silicone. METHODS: A continuous flow in vitro model of the bladder …
Encrusted urinary stents: evaluation and endourologic management
BA Vanderbrink, AR Rastinehad, MC Ost… – Journal of …, 2008 – liebertpub.com
… Quantifying the stone burden associated with encrustation by multiplying the width of
encrustation around the stent times the length expressed in millimeters squared (mm2) or direct …
encrustation around the stent times the length expressed in millimeters squared (mm2) or direct …
RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL OF TREATMENT WITH TAMSULOSIN BEGUN IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO PROMOTE PASSAGE OF URINARY …
AC Meltzer, JE Hollander, AB Wolfson, MC Kurz… – Journal of …, 2017 – journals.lww.com
… The objective of this study was to determine the amount of encrustation formed on multiple
PU subtypes compared to silicone. METHODS: A continuous flow in vitro model of the bladder …
PU subtypes compared to silicone. METHODS: A continuous flow in vitro model of the bladder …
The Open Approach to Severe Stent Encrustation: A Consecutive Case Series
R Talwar, M Benson, M Fam, V Bargman, NN Patel – Urology, 2017 – Elsevier
… follow-up may lead to encrustation of the ureteral stent. Given the widespread use of indwelling
ureteral stents in urologic practice, the issue of encrustation secondary to a retained stent …
ureteral stents in urologic practice, the issue of encrustation secondary to a retained stent …
Polyurethane–polyvinylpyrrolidone iodine blends as potential urological biomaterials
PW Raut, AP Khandwekar, N Sharma – Journal of Materials Science, 2018 – Springer
… The developed blends showed a strong resistance towards salt encrustation process …
encrustation was evaluated using an artificial urine model based on the proposed model of Tunney …
encrustation was evaluated using an artificial urine model based on the proposed model of Tunney …
WATER STUDY CLINICAL RESULTS–PHASE III DOUBLE-BLIND RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL OF AQUABLATION VS. TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE …
C Roehrborn, P Gilling – Journal of Urology, 2017 – journals.lww.com
… The objective of this study was to determine the amount of encrustation formed on multiple
PU subtypes compared to silicone. METHODS: A continuous flow in vitro model of the bladder …
PU subtypes compared to silicone. METHODS: A continuous flow in vitro model of the bladder …
Case–An invisible stent
MB Berjaoui, T Li, K Lawson… – Canadian Urological …, 2022 – pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… encrustation. The modern silicone stent — such as was used for our patient — has a number
of advantages, including patient comfort and low risk of encrustation, … rates of encrustation …
of advantages, including patient comfort and low risk of encrustation, … rates of encrustation …
Mechanical performance of polyurethane ureteral stents in vitro and ex vivo
SP Gorman, DS Jones, MC Bonner, M Akay, PF Keane – Biomaterials, 1997 – Elsevier
… their use, including microbial colonization and encrustation of the biomaterial employed3-5. …
Therefore, in addition to their ability to resist microbial adhesion and encrustation, ureteral …
Therefore, in addition to their ability to resist microbial adhesion and encrustation, ureteral …
Detecting bacterial colonization of implanted orthopaedic devices by ultrasonication
LL Nguyen, CL Nelson, M Saccente… – Clinical Orthopaedics …, 2002 – journals.lww.com
Glycocalyx-producing bacteria have been observed on orthopaedic devices that were removed
for reasons other than infection. It has been suggested that the bacteria adhere to foreign …
for reasons other than infection. It has been suggested that the bacteria adhere to foreign …
Inhibition of Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis adhesion and biofilm formation on medical grade silicone surface
… through Michael addition … encrustation of urinary catheters may occur in the presence of
urease-producing bacteria like P. mirabilis, further surface modification to inhibit encrustation …
urease-producing bacteria like P. mirabilis, further surface modification to inhibit encrustation …
Investigation of a novel gradient degradable ureteral stent in a beagle dog model
L Jin, L Yao, Y Zhou, G Dai… – Journal of Biomaterials …, 2018 – journals.sagepub.com
Ureteral stents are widely used in the department of urology, while the stent could result in
many stent-associated complications, such as encrustation, a forgotten stent and patient …
many stent-associated complications, such as encrustation, a forgotten stent and patient …
A mortar-like sealant layer in a Bronze Age burial mound at Clogher Lower, Co. Roscommon, Ireland
DW Shimwell, ME Robinson, G Cribbin – Journal of archaeological science, 1996 – Elsevier
… Wicklow, where ‘‘impressions of Carex or Juncus stems were preserved in an encrustation
of carbonate of lime on some of the paving slabs of the cist’’, there is a general lack of …
of carbonate of lime on some of the paving slabs of the cist’’, there is a general lack of …
※The methods for preventing both the adhesion of calculi and the formation of strong blood clots can be addressed with the same approach.