The Potential Role of Polymethyl Methacrylate as a New Packaging Material for the Implantable Medical Device in the Bladder

<div>Inflammatory changes of the bladder at 4 weeks after intravesial implantation; the control (a) and sham-operation (b), in rats implanted with PDMS- (c) and PMMA- (d) coating. Mild degree of inflammation was observed in the rats implanted with PDMS- and PMMA-coated metal (e). Magnification: ×100.</div>

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Figure 1: The Potential Role of Polymethyl Methacrylate as a New Packaging Material for the Implantable Medical Device in the Bladder 