Scientists develop an innovative method for filling and sealing pleural cavities
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 - 06:02
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers from the University of Alicante Adhesion and Adhesive Lab and the Thorax Surgery Service from the Albacete University Hospital Complex have developed a new method for filling and sealing pleural cavities. The process consists of injecting polyurethane foams into the lungs with a self-expanding and self-modelling capacity that replaces aggressive surgical and palliative treatments currently used.