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A Microfluidic-Based Investigation of Bacterial Attachment in Ureteral Stents.
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- Development of Antifouling Strategies for Marine Applications.Microorganisms · 2023Review
- Investigating the encrustation of reinforced ureteral stents by computational flow dynamic simulations.World journal of urology · 2023Article
- Detection of microbial biofilms inside the lumen of ureteral stents: two case reports.Journal of medical case reports · 2023Article
- Application of microfluidic chips in the simulation of the urinary system microenvironment.Materials today. Bio · 2023Review
- Fluid mechanical performance of ureteral stents: The role of side hole and lumen size.Bioengineering & translational medicine · 2023Article
- The interplay between bacterial biofilms, encrustation, and wall shear stress in ureteral stents: a review across scales.Frontiers in urology · 2023Review
- Computational simulation of the flow dynamic field in a porous ureteric stent.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2022Article
- The accumulation of particles in ureteric stents is mediated by flow dynamics: Full-scale computational and experimental modeling of the occluded and unoccluded ureter.APL bioengineering · 2022Article
- Environmental, Microbiological, and Immunological Features of Bacterial Biofilms Associated with Implanted Medical Devices.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2022Review
- A Selection of Platforms to Evaluate Surface Adhesion and Biofilm Formation in Controlled Hydrodynamic Conditions.Microorganisms · 2021Review
- Analysis of Ureteral Tumour Stents for Malignant Ureteral Obstruction: Towards Reshaping an Optimal Stent.Research and reports in urology · 2021Article
- Editorial for the Special Issue of 10th Anniversary ofMicromachines · 2020Article
- Problems and solutions of stent biofilm and encrustations: A review of literature.Turkish journal of urology · 2020Review
- Stiffness Analysis of Reinforced Ureteral Stents Against Radial Compression: In vitro Study.Research and reports in urology · 2020Article
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Abstract
Obstructions of the ureter lumen can originate from intrinsic or extrinsic factors, such as kidney stones, tumours, or strictures. These can affect the physiological flow of urine from the kidneys to the bladder, potentially causing infection, pain, and kidney failure. To overcome these complications, ureteral stents are often deployed clinically in order to temporarily re-establish urinary flow. Despite their clinical benefits, stents are prone to encrustation and biofilm formation that lead to reduced quality of life for patients; however, the mechanisms underlying the formation of crystalline biofilms in stents are not yet fully understood. In this study, we developed microfluidic-based devices replicating the urodynamic field within different configurations of an occluded and stented ureter. We employed computational fluid dynamic simulations to characterise the flow dynamic field within these models and investigated bacterial attachment (
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