Assessment of encrustation behaviour on urinary tract biomaterials
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1School of Pharmacy, Medical Biology Centre, Queen's University of Belfast, UK.
Journal of Biomaterials Applications
|December 17, 1997
Abstract:
The effective clinical use of biomaterials within the urinary tract is often hindered by the associated problems of bacterial biofilm formation and encrustation which may cause obstruction or blockage of urethral catheters and ureteral stents. Methods for assessing encrustation formation on these devices are reviewed and novel urinary tract biomaterials which may be more effective at resisting encrustation are discussed.
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