"Polyurethanes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers containing polyisocyanate. They are used as ELASTOMERS, as coatings, as fibers and as foams.
| Descriptor ID |
D011140
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.251.944.750 D05.750.716.650 D25.720.327.782 D25.720.716.650 J01.637.051.720.327.782 J01.637.051.720.716.650 J01.637.412.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Polyurethanes- Polyurethanes
- Polyurethane
- Ostamer
- Ostamers
- Pellethane
- Pellethanes
- Polyisocyanates
- Polyisocyanate
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polyurethanes" by people in Profiles.
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Prevention of Tracheostomy-Related Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 04; 156(4):642-651.
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Diagnosis and deployment of a self-expanding foam for abdominal exsanguination: Translational questions for human use. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2015 Mar; 78(3):607-13.
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Self-expanding foam for prehospital treatment of intra-abdominal hemorrhage: 28-day survival and safety. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Sep; 77(3 Suppl 2):S127-33.
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Self-expanding foam for prehospital treatment of severe intra-abdominal hemorrhage: dose finding study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Mar; 76(3):619-23; discussion 623-4.
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Effects of electrocautery on transvenous lead insulation materials. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2009 Apr; 20(4):429-35.
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Engineering the ideal bypass graft. Neurosurgery. 2008 Oct; 63(4):N9.
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Microtextured materials for circulatory support devices: preliminary studies. ASAIO J. 2006 Jan-Feb; 52(1):17-23.
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Enhanced vascularization in a microporous polyurethane graft impregnated with basic fibroblast growth factor and heparin. J Biomed Mater Res. 1997 Mar 05; 34(3):361-70.
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Impregnation of basic fibroblast growth factor on a microporous small caliber graft enhances vascularization. ASAIO J. 1996 Sep-Oct; 42(5):M394-8.
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Novel compliant and tissue-permeable microporous polyurethane vascular prosthesis fabricated using an excimer laser ablation technique. J Biomed Mater Res. 1996 May; 31(1):27-33.