polyvinyl alcohol formaldehyde foam

Preferred Label : polyvinyl alcohol formaldehyde foam;

MeSH note : tested for use as temporary skin cover for infected wounds & burns; also used as neurosurgical patty;

CISMeF synonym : merocel; cellolite;

Registry Number MeSH : 26876-25-5;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

C027490;

UMLS CUI

C0071702;

MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- formaldehyde [MeSH Descriptor]
- polyvinyl alcohol [MeSH Descriptor]
Pharmacological action(s)
- hemostatics [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- cellolite [MeSH concept]
- merocel [MeSH concept]
- polyvinyl alcohol formaldehyde foam [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]

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