Essays about: "dermatological fillers"
Found 2 essays containing the words dermatological fillers.
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1. Exploration of bioactive additives for hyaluronan based hydrogels : A literature study
University essay fromAbstract : Hyaluronan (HA) is a substance that is commonly used in biomedical applications in the form of hydrogels. One of these biomedical applications is dermatological fillers where HA is cross-linked with 1,4-Butanediol diglycidyl ether (BDDE) to reduce its rapid turnover within tissue. The filler gives a volumetric effect that can fill out wrinkles. READ MORE
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2. Mapping the intrinsic viscosityof hyaluronic acid at high concentrations of OH-
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för teknikvetenskaperAbstract : Hyaluronic acid is commonly used in dermatological fillers in the form of gels. It is established how these gels' firmness is affected by the amount of cross linker and hyaluronic acid respectively. However, the effect of hydroxide ions in solution is rather unknown. READ MORE