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Modern Liquid Embolization Agents Based on Polymers: Composition, Characteristics, and Areas of Application. Review

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This review is devoted to an analysis of published data on liquid embolization agents based on polymers. Registered and employed brands of such agents as Onyx™, PHIL™, and Squid, as well as the less common Easyx™ and Menox™, are described. Data on their composition, properties, and application areas are given. Advantages and drawbacks of the described embolization drugs are discussed.

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Reshetnyak, D.V., Zhavoronok, E.S., Legon’kova, O.A. et al. Modern Liquid Embolization Agents Based on Polymers: Composition, Characteristics, and Areas of Application. Review. Polym. Sci. Ser. D 15, 64–70 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995421222010154

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