Advances in biomaterials and technologies for vascular embolization

J Hu, H Albadawi, BW Chong, AR Deipolyi… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Minimally invasive transcatheter embolization is a common nonsurgical procedure in
interventional radiology used for the deliberate occlusion of blood vessels for the treatment …

Development of PVA-based microsphere as a potential embolization agent

X Yang, S Wang, X Zhang, C Ye, S Wang, X An - Biomaterials Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of tissue adhesive embolization microspheres with imaging ability is one
of the important methods to improve the efficacy of interventional embolization. This study …

Emerging embolic agents in endovascular embolization: an overview

CY Wang, J Hu, RA Sheth, R Oklu - Progress in Biomedical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Endovasular embolization treats diseased and malfunctioned vasculature through a
minimally invasive approach that significantly benefits patients. Advances in engineering …

Injectable and radiopaque liquid metal/calcium alginate hydrogels for endovascular embolization and tumor embolotherapy

L Fan, M Duan, Z Xie, K Pan, X Wang, X Sun, Q Wang… - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Improved endovascular embolization can contribute to assistant treatment for patients.
However, many traditional embolic materials, such as metal microcoils or liquid embolic …

Liquid metal‐enabled microspheres with high drug loading and multimodal imaging for artery embolization

X Zhu, M Duan, L Zhang, J Zhao, S Yang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The drug‐eluting microspheres that have been widely used in clinical treatments such as
chemoembolization commonly suffer from inadequate drug loading and tracking difficulties …

[HTML][HTML] Immobilized thrombin on X-ray radiopaque polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan embolic microspheres for precise localization and topical blood coagulation

X Li, X Ji, K Chen, MW Ullah, B Li, J Cao, L Xiao… - Bioactive Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Trans-catheter arterial embolization (TAE) plays an important role in treating various
diseases. The available embolic agents lack X-ray visibility and do not prevent the reflux …

Immobilized Drugs on Dual-Mode Imaging Ag2S/BaSO4/PVA Embolic Microspheres for Precise Localization, Rapid Embolization, and Local Antitumor Therapy

Y Wang, Z Ren, H Wu, Y Cao, B Yu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) in interventional therapy and tumor embolism
therapy plays a significant role. The choice of embolic materials that have good …

Construction of an Injectable Composite Double-Network Hydrogel as a Liquid Embolic Agent

S Ai, Q Gao, G Cheng, P Zhong, P Cheng… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Conventional embolists disreputably tend to recanalization arising from the low filling ratio
due to their rigidity or instability. As a result, intelligent hydrogels with a tunable modulus …

Drug‐Eluting Porous Embolic Microspheres for Trans‐Arterial Delivery of Dual Synergistic Anticancer Therapy for the Treatment of Liver Cancer

B Amoyav, AI Bloom, Y Goldstein… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Blockage of blood supply while administering chemotherapy to tumors, using trans‐arterial
chemoembolization (TACE), is the most common treatment for intermediate and advanced …

Controllable fabrication of monodisperse poly (vinyl alcohol) microspheres with droplet microfluidics for embolization

SH Yang, XJ Ju, CF Deng, QW Cai, YY Su… - Industrial & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A novel strategy based on droplet microfluidics is developed for facile fabrication of
monodisperse poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) microspheres with controllable sizes and elastic …