Novel drug-eluting stent to reduce fibrosis-induced ureteral stricture

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Fong, Timothy Ren Zhong
• مؤلفون آخرون: Subramanian Venkatraman
• التنسيق: Final Year Project
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2015
• الموضوعات: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/62497
• المؤسسة: Nanyang Technological University

Ureteral stents are often used by urologists in treating patients with urinary tract obstruction. Ureteral stricture in particular, can be attributed to the build-up of fibrosis during the scarring process. Studies have shown that Mitomycin C (MMC) impedes fibroblast proliferation and is effective i...