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Interventional radiology polymer update: acrylic.

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An overview of intravascular interventional embolic materials is presented. The physicochemical and biological properties of the monomer isobutyl 2-cyanoacrylate are discussed with specific details regarding therapeutic applications.

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P H Pevsner, E D George, J L Doppman. 1982. Interventional radiology polymer update: acrylic.. https://doi.org/10.1227/00006123-198203000-00003

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