Prevention of Postoperative Adhesion Bands by Alkali-treated Cellulosic Luffa Fibers

Authors :: Hamad Al-Riyami
Ghadeer Al-Sulaimi
Zamzam Al-Tubi
Juhaina Al-kindi
Shahla Alghatrifi
Issa Al-Amri
Ahmed Al-Harrasi
Sulaiman Al-Hashmi
Fatemeh Jamshidi-Adegani
Nasar Alwahaibi
Muhammad U. Anwar
Saeid Vakilian
Khamis Al-Riyami
Asem Shalaby
Source :: Journal of Natural Fibers. 18:559-567
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: Informa UK Limited, 2019.
Abstract: The formation of postsurgical intra-abdomen adhesion bands can cause severe complications. The luffa fibers were alkali treated to produce the desire hydrophobic and microfibrous structure. The sca...

Subjects :: Chemical engineering
Chemistry
Materials Science (miscellaneous)
food and beverages
02 engineering and technology
Postoperative adhesion
Adhesion
010501 environmental sciences
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
0210 nano-technology
Alkali metal
01 natural sciences
0105 earth and related environmental sciences

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