@inproceedings{b8e23602050344f79ee6146cd91b6e33,
title = "Radiopaque hydrogel microfiber for arterial embolization",
abstract = "This paper proposes a radiopaque hydrogel microfiber for arterial embolization. The microfiber is made of barium alginate hydrogel containing zirconia (Radiopaque), and fabricated in a dual coaxial laminar flow microfluidic device. We confirmed that X-ray imaging was possible by encapsulating zirconia particles in hydrogel microfibers. Moreover the microfiber was successfully delivered into the target arteries of rats using a catheter to block blood flow for a long time. We believe that this microfiber would enable arterial embolization of cancerous tissues in various organs.",
keywords = "Barium alginate hydrogel, Cancer treatment, Catheter, Microfiber, X-ray",
author = "Naoki Takakura and Hiroki Ohta and Teppei Komatsu and Yuta Kurashina and Okano, {Hirotaka J.} and Hiroaki Onoe",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by the Strategic Promotion Program for Bridging Research of the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 CBMS-0001; 24th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2020 ; Conference date: 04-10-2020 Through 09-10-2020",
year = "2020",
language = "English",
series = "MicroTAS 2020 - 24th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences",
publisher = "Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society",
pages = "320--321",
booktitle = "MicroTAS 2020 - 24th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences",
}
