Urology
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 515.e15-515.e20 , August 2010

In Vitro Multicompartmental Bladder Model for Assessing Blockage of Urinary Catheters: Effect of Hydrogel Coating on Dynamics of Proteus mirabilis Growth

  • Katarzyna A. Kazmierska

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Katarzyna Kazmierska, M.Sc., Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, ul. Warynskiego 1, 00-645 Warsaw, Poland
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  • Richard Thompson

      Affiliations

    • Biomed Centre, Bristol Urological Institute, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
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  • Nicola Morris

      Affiliations

    • Biomed Centre, Bristol Urological Institute, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Adele Long

      Affiliations

    • Biomed Centre, Bristol Urological Institute, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Tomasz Ciach

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

Received 5 January 2010 ,Accepted 21 April 2010.

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 The work of K. Kazmierska was supported by the European Union in the framework of the European Social Fund through the Warsaw University of Technology Development Programme and Research Project of Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

PII: S0090-4295(10)00608-4

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.04.039

Urology
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 515.e15-515.e20 , August 2010

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