Preferred Label : polyhydroxyethyl methacrylate;
MeSH definition : A biocompatible, hydrophilic, inert gel that is permeable to tissue fluids. It is
used as an embedding medium for microscopy, as a coating for implants and prostheses,
for contact lenses, as microspheres in adsorption research, etc.;
MeSH synonym : hydroxymethacrylate gel; glycol methacrylate gel; gel, glycol methacrylate; methacrylate gel, glycol; methacrylate, polyglycol; methacrylate, polyhydroxyethyl; phema; poly hema; polyglycol methacrylate; gel, hydroxymethacrylate; Poly-Hema;
MeSH CAS label : 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-hydroxyethyl ester, homopolymer;
Registry Number MeSH : 25249-16-5;
MeSH annotation : D25-26 qualif;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyhydroxyethyl methacrylate;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D011102;
UMLS CUI : C0032509;
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Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- miragel [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Semantic type(s)
A biocompatible, hydrophilic, inert gel that is permeable to tissue fluids. It is
used as an embedding medium for microscopy, as a coating for implants and prostheses,
for contact lenses, as microspheres in adsorption research, etc.