Lipase degradation of plasticized polyvinyl chloride endotracheal tube surfaces to create nanoscale features

Mary C Machado,1 Thomas J Webster2 1Center for Biomedical Engineering, Division of Engineering Brown University, Providence, RI, 2Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA Abstract: Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) endotracheal tubes (ETTs) nanoetched with a fungal lipas...

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Main Authors: Machado MC, Webster TJ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2017-03-01
Series:International Journal of Nanomedicine
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VAP
Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/lipase-degradation-of-plasticized-polyvinyl-chloride-endotracheal-tube-peer-reviewed-article-IJN