title: A hydrophilic technology for intermittent urinary catheters.
abstract: A biocompatible and highly lubricous hydrophilic coating has been developed for intermittent urinary catheters. The coating has additives incorporated into it, which reduce the drying out of the catheter when it is inserted into the urethra, and antimicrobial agents can be incorporated into it to minimise the trauma associated with catheterisation.
authors.affiliation: Lombard Medical Technologies plc, Polymer Coating Division, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Naveed
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Kadem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Al-Lamee
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D054327:Lubricants / Q000592:standards*; D010577:Petrolatum; D014481:United States; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D054327:Lubricants; D010577:Petrolatum