Polyacrylamide hydrogel

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-016148",
  "term": "Polyacrylamide hydrogel",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A transparent, biocompatible, non-resorbable, homogenous hydrogel containing 97.5% apyrogenic water and 2.5% of the cross-linked, synthetic polyacrylamide. Upon injection into the urethral submucosal tissue, the polyacrylamide hydrogel serves as a bulk forming agent and may possibly increase the strength of the urethral sphincter and thereby prevent or decrease stress-induced urinary incontinence.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/polyacrylamide-hydrogel/"
}