The lubricated matter in body

H Yuan, W Cui - Progress in Materials Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Lubrication is everywhere in the body and essential for the correct operation of biological
systems when subjected to contact stress and wear. The body is like a continuously …

Enhanced long-term performance of ureteral stents with functional coating: Combating bacterial adhesion and inhibiting encrustation

S Liu, L Qian, Y Wu, L Zhou, X Xu, J Yang, C Liu… - Progress in Organic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Long-term indwelling ureteral stents in urology surgeries often lead to severe encrustation
and challenging clinical complications, necessitating an effective medical response …

Mechanical characterization of porcine ureter for the evaluation of tissue-engineering applications

M Casarin, I Toniolo, M Todesco, EL Carniel… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Clinics increasingly require readily deployable tubular substitutes to restore the
functionality of structures like ureters and blood vessels. Despite extensive exploration of …

Comparison of the mechanical properties of porcine buccal mucosa and ureter and the clinical implications

S O'Meara, EM Cunnane, CM McCarthy… - World Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Buccal mucosal grafts have a well-established role in urology regarding the
management of ureteric stricture disease. Despite its established use as a graft material …

Development and validation of a predictive model for failure of ureteral access sheath placement in patients with ureteral calculi

D Luo, J Zhang, L **e, R Wang, H Ren, Z Shang, C Li… - BMC urology, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Objective The Ureteral Access Sheath (UAS) has notable benefits but may fail to
traverse the ureter in some cases. Our objective was to develop and validate a dynamic …

Acid-Responsive Anti-Bacterial Adhesion Superlubricated Multifunctional Coating for Ureteral Stents to Inhibit Encrustation

S Liu, L Qian, Y Wu, L Zhou, X Xu, JZ Yang… - Available at SSRN … - papers.ssrn.com
Long-term indwelling ureteral stents in urology surgeries often lead to severe encrustation
and challenging clinical complications, necessitating an effective medical response. The …